Erythrochiton Explained

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

• Erythrochiton brasiliensis Nees & Mart.
• Erythrochiton delitescens Morton^[1]
• Erythrochiton fallax Kallunki^[2]
• Erythrochiton giganteus Kaastra & A.H.Gentry
• Erythrochiton gymnanthus Kallunki^[3]
• Erythrochiton hypophyllanthus Planch. & Linden^[4]
• Erythrochiton lindenii Planch. & Linden^[5]
• Erythrochiton macrophyllum Makoy ex Hook.^[6]
• Erythrochiton macropodum K.Krause^[7]
• Erythrochiton odontoglossus Kallunki^[8]
• Erythrochiton trichanthus Kallunki^[9]
• Erythrochiton trifoliatum Pilg.^[10]

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.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erythrochiton delitescens information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
2. Web site: Erythrochiton fallax information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
3. Web site: Erythrochiton gymnanthus information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
4. Web site: Erythrochiton hypophyllanthus information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
5. Web site: Erythrochiton lindenii information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
6. Web site: Erythrochiton macrophyllum information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
7. Web site: Erythrochiton macropodum information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
8. Web site: Erythrochiton odontoglossus information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
9. Web site: Erythrochiton trichanthus information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
10. Web site: Erythrochiton trifoliatum information from IPNI. www.ipni.org. 2012-06-30.
11. Book: Heywood, V.H. . 1978 . Flowering Plants of the World . Mayflower Books . 204.