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Ceratostema
Sign in to saveCeratostema is a genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs and lianas in the heather family (Ericaceae) native to tropical South America.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
Native toColombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela
Observations recorded2,177
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- Generative characteristics
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Ceratostema is a genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs and lianas in the heather family (Ericaceae) native to tropical South America.
==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== Ceratostema are up to 3.5 m tall, terrestrial or epiphytic shrubs with petiolate, alternate, coriaceous leaves. ===Generative characteristics=== The axillary, solitary inflorescence bears pedicellate, inodorous, (4-)5(-6)-merous flowers.
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tracheophyte
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Ericaceae
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Q180686
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Ericales
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Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
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