| Epigaea gaultherioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Epigaea |
| Species: | E. gaultherioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Epigaea gaultherioides | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Orphanidesia gaultherioides Boiss. & Balansa | |
Epigaea gaultherioides is a species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.[1] It is native to Transcaucasia and Turkey.[2][3]
Description
Epigaea gaultherioides is an evergreen subshrub (height: 0.5 m). Leaves elliptical (long: 60-110 mm, wide: 30-55 mm), leathery, base cordate, apex acuminate, petiole pubescent (long: 5-15 mm). Inflorescence an axillary fascicles of 1-3 flowers. Flowers: campanulate calyx (long: 12-15 mm), with 5 oval lobes, funneliform and pink corolla, with 5 lobes. Subglobose capsules (long: 1 mm).
References
- 1 2 "Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Balansa) Takht". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- 1 2 "Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Balansa) Takht". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Epigaea gaultherioides in Tropicos".
External links
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Data related to Epigaea gaultherioides at Wikispecies
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