Calytrix

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 the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia).

Starflowers
Calytrix tetragona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Calytrix
Labill.
Synonyms
  • Lhotskya Schauer
  • Trichocalyx Schauer
  • Calycothrix Meisn.
  • Calythropsis C.A.Gardner
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