Erythrochiton is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

Erythrochiton
Erythrochiton brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Zanthoxyloideae
Genus: Erythrochiton
Nees & Mart.[1]

Many species of this genus are characterised by having epiphyllous flowers, which emerge from the leaf itself, rather than the more usual site of a leaf axil, a plant axis, or its inflorescence.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "genus Erythrochiton". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  2. ^ "Erythrochiton brasiliensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  3. ^ "Erythrochiton delitescens information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  4. ^ "Erythrochiton fallax information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  5. ^ "Erythrochiton gymnanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  6. ^ "Erythrochiton hypophyllanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  7. ^ "Erythrochiton lindenii information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  8. ^ "Erythrochiton macrophyllum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  9. ^ "Erythrochiton macropodum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  10. ^ "Erythrochiton odontoglossus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  11. ^ "Erythrochiton trichanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  12. ^ "Erythrochiton trifoliatum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  13. ^ Heywood, V.H. (1978). Flowering Plants of the World. Mayflower Books. p. 204.