Calytrix

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Calytrix
Species: C. angulata – C. aurea – C. brevifolia – C. cravenii – C. depressa – C. flavescens – C. fraseri – C. hirta – C. leschenaultii – C. laricina – C. retrorsifolia – C. strigosa – C. tetragona
Name

Calytrix Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 8. (1806)

Type species: Calytrix tetragona Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 8. (1806)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lhotskya Schauer, Linnaea 10: 309 (1836)
Calycothrix Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen.: 107 (1837)
Trichocalyx Schauer, Monogr. Myrt. Xerocarp.: 86 (1840), nom. illeg.
Calythropsis C.A.Gardner, J. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 27: 188 (1942)

References

Labillardière, J.H.HG. de 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 8.
Calytrix in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2018. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 29.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Calytrix in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Calytrix. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 29 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Calytrix. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 29.

Vernacular names
English: Starflowers
Calytrix is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806.[2][3] They are commonly known as starflowers. Calytrix are endemic to Australia, occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia).[1]
Species

The genus includes the following species:

Calytrix achaeta (F.Muell.) Benth.
Calytrix acutifolia (Lindl.) Craven
Calytrix alpestris (Lindl.) Court - snow myrtle
Calytrix amethystina Craven
Calytrix angulata Lindl. - yellow starflower
Calytrix arborescens (F.Muell.) Benth.
Calytrix asperula (Schauer) Benth. - brush starflower
Calytrix aurea Lindl.
Calytrix birdii (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
Calytrix brachychaeta (F.Muell.) Benth.
Calytrix brevifolia (Meisn.) Benth.
Calytrix breviseta Lindl.
Calytrix brownii (Schauer) Craven
Calytrix brunioides A.Cunn.
Calytrix carinata Craven
Calytrix chrysantha Craven
Calytrix ciliata (Turcz.) Benth.
Calytrix conferta A.Cunn.
Calytrix creswellii (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
Calytrix cupressifolia A.Rich.
Calytrix curtophylla A.Cunn.
Calytrix decandra DC. - pink starflower
Calytrix decussata Craven
Calytrix depressa (Turcz.) Benth.
Calytrix desolata S.Moore
Calytrix divergens Craven
Calytrix diversifolia (Turcz.) B.D.Jacks.
Calytrix drummondii (Meisn.) Craven
Calytrix duplistipulata Craven
Calytrix ecalycata Craven
Calytrix empetroides (Schauer) Benth.
Calytrix eneabbensis Craven
Calytrix ericoides A.Cunn.
Calytrix erosipetala Craven
Calytrix exstipulata DC. - Kimberley heather
Calytrix faucicola Craven
Calytrix flavescens A.Cunn. - summer starflower
Calytrix formosa Craven
Calytrix fraseri A.Cunn. - pink summer calytrix
Calytrix glaberrima (F.Muell.) Craven
Calytrix glabra R.Br.
Calytrix glutinosa Lindl.
Calytrix gracilis Benth.
Calytrix granulosa Benth.
Calytrix gurulmundensis Craven
Calytrix gypsophila Craven
Calytrix habrantha Craven
Calytrix harvestiana (F.Muell.) Craven
Calytrix inopinata Craven
Calytrix involucrata J.M.Black - cup fringe-myrtle
Calytrix islensis Craven
Calytrix laricina Benth.
Calytrix leptophylla Benth.
Calytrix leschenaultii (Schauer) Benth.
Calytrix longiflora (F.Muell.) Benth.
Calytrix megaphylla (F.Muell.) Benth.
Calytrix merrelliana (F.Muell. & Tate) Craven
Calytrix micrairoides Craven
Calytrix microcoma Craven
Calytrix mimiana Craven
Calytrix mitchellii S.Moore
Calytrix muricata (F.Muell.) Benth.
Calytrix nematoclada Craven
Calytrix oldfieldii Benth.
Calytrix oncophylla Craven
Calytrix parvivallis Craven
Calytrix patrickiae Rye
Calytrix paucicostata Craven
Calytrix pimeleoides C.A.Gardner ex Keighery
Calytrix platycheiridia Craven
Calytrix plumulosa (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
Calytrix praecipua Craven
Calytrix puberula (Meisn.) Benth.
Calytrix pubescens G.Don
Calytrix pulchella (Turcz.) B.D.Jacks.
Calytrix purpurea (F.Muell.) Craven
Calytrix rupestris Craven
Calytrix sagei Rye
Calytrix sapphirina Lindl.
Calytrix scabra DC.
Calytrix similis Craven
Calytrix simplex Lindl.
Calytrix smeatoniana (F.Muell.) Craven
Calytrix stenophylla W.Fitzg.
Calytrix stipulosa W.Fitzg.
Calytrix stowardii S.Moore
Calytrix strigosa A.Cunn.
Calytrix sullivanii (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
Calytrix superba C.A.Gardner & A.S.George - superb starflower
Calytrix surdiviperana Craven
Calytrix sylvana Craven
Calytrix tenuifolia (Meisn.) Benth.
Calytrix tenuiramea (Turcz.) Benth.
Calytrix tetragona Labill. - common fringe-myrtle
Calytrix truncata A.Cunn.
Calytrix truncatifolia Craven
Calytrix uncinata Craven
Calytrix variabilis Lindl.
Calytrix verruculosa Craven
Calytrix verticillata Craven
Calytrix viscida Rye
Calytrix violacea (Lindl.) Craven
Calytrix warburtonensis Craven
Calytrix watsonii (F.Muell. & Tate) C.A.Gardner
Calytrix wickhamiana S.Moore

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houtou de. 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 8

Tropicos, Calytrix Labill.

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"Calytrix". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
"Calytrix". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2007.