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Calytrix

Starflowers
Calytrix sullivanii.jpg
Calytrix tetragona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Tribe: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Calytrix
Labill.
Synonyms
  • Lhotskya Schauer
  • Trichocalyx Schauer
  • Calycothrix Meisn.
  • Calythropsis C.A.Gardner

Calytrix is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806. They are commonly known as starflowers. Calytrix are endemic to Australia, occurring in 4 of the 7 regions (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia).

The genus includes the following species:



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