Erythrochiton

Erythrochiton is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): Erythrochiton brasiliensis Nees & Mart. Erythrochiton delitescens Morton Erythrochiton fallax Kallunki Erythrochiton giganteus Kaastra & A.H.Gentry Erythrochiton gymnanthus Kallunki Erythrochiton hypophyllanthus Planch. & Linden Erythrochiton lindenii Planch. & Linden Erythrochiton macrophyllum Makoy ex Hook. Erythrochiton macropodum K.Krause Erythrochiton odontoglossus Kallunki Erythrochiton trichanthus Kallunki Erythrochiton trifoliatum Pilg.

Species

FamilyPentaphylacaceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 47
With media: 17
Family: Rutaceae
Collections: UACH, IBUNAM, MO, UFPB, INMA, UFES
Recorded in: Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Brasil, Surinam, Ecuador

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Erythrochiton brasiliensis kz01.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Erythrochiton
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Erythrochiton
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4444
Commons category: Erythrochiton
homonymous taxon: Erythrochiton

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Many species of this genus are characterised by having epiphyllous flowers, which emerge from the leaf itself, rather than the more usual site of a leaf axil, a plant axis, or its inflorescence.

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