Erythrochiton

For the genus of beetles, see Erythrochiton (beetle).

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

• Erythrochiton brasiliensis Nees & Mart.^[2]
• Erythrochiton delitescens Morton^[3]
• Erythrochiton fallax Kallunki^[4]
• Erythrochiton giganteus Kaastra & A.H.Gentry
• Erythrochiton gymnanthus Kallunki^[5]
• Erythrochiton hypophyllanthus Planch. & Linden^[6]
• Erythrochiton lindenii Planch. & Linden^[7]
• Erythrochiton macrophyllum Makoy ex Hook.^[8]
• Erythrochiton macropodum K.Krause^[9]
• Erythrochiton odontoglossus Kallunki^[10]
• Erythrochiton trichanthus Kallunki^[11]
• Erythrochiton trifoliatum Pilg.^[12]

Erythrochiton
Erythrochiton brasiliensis
Scientific 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

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.