''Cyathodes'' is a
genus
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of shrubs within the family
Ericaceae. A characteristic feature of the genus is a deeply five-cleft
calyx
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
.
The genus was described by
Jacques Labillardière based on floral characters like floral parts number, corolla shape, number of floral parts,
locule
A locule (plural locules) or loculus (plural loculi) (meaning "little place" in Latin) is a small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an organism (animal, plant, or fungus).
In angiosperms (flowering plants), the term ''locule'' usu ...
number and number of seeds per locule.
Species include:
*''
Cyathodes dealbata''
R.Br.
*''
Cyathodes glauca''
Labill.
*''
Cyathodes petiolaris''
(DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
) Druce
*''
Cyathodes platystoma''
C.M.Weiller
*''
Cyathodes straminea''
R.Br.
A number of species formerly included in this genus are now placed in the genera ''
Acrothamnus'', ''
Leptecophylla'', ''
Lissanthe'' and ''
Planocarpa''.
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References
Epacridoideae
Ericaceae genera
Taxa named by Jacques Labillardière
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