Epacridaceae

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Epacridaceae - Australasian shrubs or small trees

epacris family, family Epacridaceae

dilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

Ericales, order Ericales - Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae

Australian heath - any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region

genus Epacris - type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath

Astroloma, genus Astroloma - evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania

genus Richea, Richea - evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania

genus Styphelia, Styphelia - Australian heathlike shrubs

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Phylogenetic relationships of Empetraceae, Epacridaceae, Ericaceae, Monotropaceae, Pyrolaceae: evidence from nuclear ribosomal 18S sequence data.

The phylogenetic position of subfamily Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) inferred from large ribosomal subunit (26S) rRNA gene DNA sequences

The Cyperaceae-type of pollen development is known from only one other family, the dicot family Epacridaceae [=Ericaceae] (Brown & Lemmon, 2000).

The evolution of chromosome arrangements in Carex (Cyperaceae)

The taxonomic significance of stomatal distribution and morphology in Epacridaceae.

Leaf cuticular dynamic in disjunct populations of Trifolium repens L

MEMBERS of the family Epacridaceae are dominant heath plants that typically have a seed dormancy that needs to be broken by environmental cues before germination will occur.

Fire cues for seed germination. (journal extracts)

Relationships between fire response, morphology, root anatomy, and starch distribution in southwest Australian Epacridaceae.

Fire and population dynamics of woody plants in a neotropical savanna: matrix model projections

Asterid 3: Diapensiaceae, Ebenaceae, Epacridaceae, Ericaceae, Myrsinaceae, Primulaceae, Sapotaceae, Symplocaceae, Theaceae.

Butterflies and plants: a phylogenetic study

The most representative plant families in the area are: the Myrtaceae, represented by the fringed myrtle (Calythrix involucrata) and Leptospermum laevigatum; the Proteaceae, represented by seven species of the genus Hakea; as well as Leguminosae, Asteraceae, and Epacridaceae.

4 Protected areas and biosphere reserves in the sclerophyllous formations

Above these altitudes, in the highlands of New Guinea, cloud forest occurs from here up to the tree line and is dominated by Amaracarpus caeruleus and Pittosporum pullifolium, with many specimens of the tree fern Cyathea percrassa in the lower levels together with members of Ericaceae (Rhododendron gaultheriifolium, Dimorphanthera microphylla) and Epacridaceae (Trochocarpa dispersa, Rapanea vaccinioides).

The montane equatorial cloud forests

En esta clasificacion las Epacridaceae son incluidas como Styphelioideae y las Empetraceae como la tribu Empetreae dentro de Ericoideae.