Calytrix

Not to be confused with Callitris (a genus of coniferous trees) or Callithrix (a genus of New World monkeys).

Calytrix is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806.^[2][3] They are commonly known as starflowers. Calytrix are endemic to Australia, occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia).^[1]

Starflowers
Calytrix tetragona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Chamelaucieae
Genus:	Calytrix Labill.
Synonyms^[1]
Lhotskya Schauer Trichocalyx Schauer Calycothrix Meisn. Calythropsis C.A.Gardner

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Calytrix achaeta (F.Muell.) Benth.
• Calytrix acutifolia (Lindl.) Craven
• Calytrix alpestris (Lindl.) Court - snow myrtle
• Calytrix amethystina Craven
• Calytrix angulata Lindl. - yellow starflower
• Calytrix arborescens (F.Muell.) Benth.
• Calytrix asperula (Schauer) Benth. - brush starflower
• Calytrix aurea Lindl.
• Calytrix birdii (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
• Calytrix brachychaeta (F.Muell.) Benth.
• Calytrix brevifolia (Meisn.) Benth.
• Calytrix breviseta Lindl.
• Calytrix brownii (Schauer) Craven
• Calytrix brunioides A.Cunn.
• Calytrix carinata Craven
• Calytrix chrysantha Craven
• Calytrix ciliata (Turcz.) Benth.
• Calytrix conferta A.Cunn.
• Calytrix creswellii (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
• Calytrix cupressifolia A.Rich.
• Calytrix curtophylla A.Cunn.
• Calytrix decandra DC. - pink starflower
• Calytrix decussata Craven
• Calytrix depressa (Turcz.) Benth.
• Calytrix desolata S.Moore
• Calytrix divergens Craven
• Calytrix diversifolia (Turcz.) B.D.Jacks.
• Calytrix drummondii (Meisn.) Craven
• Calytrix duplistipulata Craven
• Calytrix ecalycata Craven
• Calytrix empetroides (Schauer) Benth.
• Calytrix eneabbensis Craven
• Calytrix ericoides A.Cunn.
• Calytrix erosipetala Craven
• Calytrix exstipulata DC. - Kimberley heather
• Calytrix faucicola Craven
• Calytrix flavescens A.Cunn. - summer starflower
• Calytrix formosa Craven
• Calytrix fraseri A.Cunn. - pink summer calytrix
• Calytrix glaberrima (F.Muell.) Craven
• Calytrix glabra R.Br.
• Calytrix glutinosa Lindl.
• Calytrix gracilis Benth.
• Calytrix granulosa Benth.
• Calytrix gurulmundensis Craven
• Calytrix gypsophila Craven
• Calytrix habrantha Craven
• Calytrix harvestiana (F.Muell.) Craven
• Calytrix inopinata Craven
• Calytrix involucrata J.M.Black - cup fringe-myrtle
• Calytrix islensis Craven
• Calytrix laricina Benth.
• Calytrix leptophylla Benth.
• Calytrix leschenaultii (Schauer) Benth.
• Calytrix longiflora (F.Muell.) Benth.
• Calytrix megaphylla (F.Muell.) Benth.
• Calytrix merrelliana (F.Muell. & Tate) Craven
• Calytrix micrairoides Craven
• Calytrix microcoma Craven
• Calytrix mimiana Craven
• Calytrix mitchellii S.Moore
• Calytrix muricata (F.Muell.) Benth.
• Calytrix nematoclada Craven
• Calytrix oldfieldii Benth.
• Calytrix oncophylla Craven
• Calytrix parvivallis Craven
• Calytrix patrickiae Rye
• Calytrix paucicostata Craven
• Calytrix pimeleoides C.A.Gardner ex Keighery
• Calytrix platycheiridia Craven
• Calytrix plumulosa (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
• Calytrix praecipua Craven
• Calytrix puberula (Meisn.) Benth.
• Calytrix pubescens G.Don
• Calytrix pulchella (Turcz.) B.D.Jacks.
• Calytrix purpurea (F.Muell.) Craven
• Calytrix rupestris Craven
• Calytrix sagei Rye
• Calytrix sapphirina Lindl.
• Calytrix scabra DC.
• Calytrix similis Craven
• Calytrix simplex Lindl.
• Calytrix smeatoniana (F.Muell.) Craven
• Calytrix stenophylla W.Fitzg.
• Calytrix stipulosa W.Fitzg.
• Calytrix stowardii S.Moore
• Calytrix strigosa A.Cunn.
• Calytrix sullivanii (F.Muell.) B.D.Jacks.
• Calytrix superba C.A.Gardner & A.S.George - superb starflower
• Calytrix surdiviperana Craven
• Calytrix sylvana Craven
• Calytrix tenuifolia (Meisn.) Benth.
• Calytrix tenuiramea (Turcz.) Benth.
• Calytrix tetragona Labill. - common fringe-myrtle
• Calytrix truncata A.Cunn.
• Calytrix truncatifolia Craven
• Calytrix uncinata Craven
• Calytrix variabilis Lindl.
• Calytrix verruculosa Craven
• Calytrix verticillata Craven
• Calytrix viscida Rye
• Calytrix violacea (Lindl.) Craven
• Calytrix warburtonensis Craven
• Calytrix watsonii (F.Muell. & Tate) C.A.Gardner
• Calytrix wickhamiana S.Moore

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houtou de. 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 8
3. Tropicos, Calytrix Labill.

• Royal Botanic Gardens; Domain Trust. "Calytrix". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
• Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. "Calytrix". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
• "Calytrix". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• . Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2007.