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Ceratostema
Sign in to saveCeratostema is a genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs and lianas in the heather family (Ericaceae) native to tropical South America.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ceratostema is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to plant, Wikidata and Angiosperms.
It sits within the topics Ceratostema and Ericaceae genera.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 55
- With media
- 58
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Collections
- NY, F, MO, WIS
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Ceratostema
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Ceratostema
- topic's main category
- Category:Ceratostema
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Vegetative characteristics
- Generative characteristics
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- References
- External links
Ceratostema is a genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs and lianas in the heather family (Ericaceae) native to tropical South America.
==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== Ceratostema are up to 3.5 m tall, terrestrial or epiphytic shrubs with petiolate, alternate, coriaceous leaves. ===Generative characteristics=== The axillary, solitary inflorescence bears pedicellate, inodorous, (4-)5(-6)-merous flowers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ceratostema” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.