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)

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

Phylogenetic classification of Ericaceae: molecular and morphological evidence

The Ericaceae, including Empetraceae, Epacridaceae, Monotropaceae, and Pyrolaceae, are a large, cosmopolitan family of more than 125 genera and 4500 species, which inhabit the temperate regions of the world and montane areas in tropical latitudes (Kron, 1996; Kron et al.

Diversity, adaptation, and endemism in neotropical ericaceae: biogeographical patterns in the vaccinieae

Of the Western Australian plant families analyzed for fire-response strategies, 50% of the Proteaceae, 50% of the Restionaceae, 45% of the Orchidaceae, and 25% of the Epacridaceae are resprouter species.

Ecological response syndromes in the Flora of Southwestern Western Australia: Fire resprouters versus reseeders

26-28) Dichapetalum Dipentodonta- Dipentodon ceae Epacridaceae None Euphorbiaceae Croton, Cluytia, Mercurialis, etc.