Not to be confused with
Callitris (a genus of coniferous trees) or
Callithrix (a genus of New World monkeys).
| Starflowers |
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| Calytrix tetragona |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Myrtales |
| Family: |
Myrtaceae |
| Tribe: |
Chamelaucieae |
| Subtribe: |
Calytricinae |
| Genus: |
Calytrix
Labill. |
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| Synonyms |
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- Calothrix W.Fitzg. orth. var.
- Calycothrix Meisn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
- Calycothrix A. Octandra Schauer nom. inval., nom. nud.
- Calycothrix B. Decandrae Schauer nom. inval., nom. nud.
- Calycothrix C. Icosandrae Schauer nom. inval., nom. nud.
- Calycothrix I. Exstipulatae Schauer nom. inval., nom. nud.
- Calycothrix II. Stipulatae Schauer nom. inval., nom. nud.
- Calycothrix sect. Brachychaetae Nied.
- Calycothrix Meisn.sect. Calycothrix
- Calycothrix sect. Coilosiphon F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud.
- Calycothrix sect. Lhotskya (Schauer) F.Muell.
- Calycothrix sect. Lhotzkya F.Muell. orth. var.
- Calycothrix sect. Macrochaetae Nied. nom. inval.
- Calycothrix sect. Plerosiphon F.Muell.
- Calythrix DC. orth. var.
- Calythrix sect. Brachychaetae C.A.Gardner orth. var.
- Calythrix sect. Coelotrachylae J.M.Black orth. var.
- Calythrix sect. Eucalythrix Kuntze nom. inval.
- Calythrix sect. Lhotskya Kuntze orth. var.
- Calythrix sect. Lhotzkya Kuntze orth. var.
- Calythrix sect. Macrochaetae C.A.Gardner orth. var.
- Calythrix sect. Stereotrachylae J.M.Black orth. var.
- Calythropsis C.A.Gardner
- Calytrhix A.Rich. orth. var.
- Calytrix sect. Brachychaetae (Nied.) C.A.Gardner
- Calytrix Labill. sect. Calytrix
- Calytrix sect. Coelotrachylae J.M.Black
- Calytrix sect. Lhotskya (Schauer) Kuntze
- Calytrix sect. Macrochaetae C.A.Gardner
- Calytrix sect. Stereotrachylae J.M.Black
- Lhotskya Schauer
- Lhotzseya Endl. orth. var.
- Trichocalyx Schauer nom. rej.
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Calytrix is a genus of about 83 species of flowering plants, commonly known as star flowers, in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Calytrix are small to large shrubs with small, spreading and more or less round leaves, the flowers arranged singly in leaf axils. The flowers are bisexual with 5 overlapping sepals with a long awn, and many stamens.