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Coleanthera
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coleanthera is a historically recognised genus of 3 species in the family Ericaceae and was endemic to Western Australia.
The genus was first described in 1859 by Sergei Sergeyevich Sheglejev.[1][2] The name Coleanthera is derived from the Ancient Greek words coleos, meaning "a scabbard of a sword" and anthera meaning "an anther", alluding to the arrangement of the anthers, joined around the style, which protrudes like the hilt of a sword.[3]
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Species
The following 3 species were formerly included in Coleanthera:[4]
- Coleanthera coelophylla (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Benth. (now Styphelia coelophylla)
- Coleanthera myrtoides Stschegl. (now Styphelia coelophylla)
- Coleanthera virgata Stschegl. (now Styphelia lanata)
References
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