| Verticordia sect. Corynatoca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Verticordia |
| Subgenus: | Verticordia subg. Eperephes |
| Section: | Verticordia sect. Corynatoca A.S.George[1] |
| Type species | |
| Verticordia ovalifolia | |
Verticordia sect. Corynatoca is one of six sections in the subgenus Eperephes. It includes the single species Verticordia ovalifolia. Plants in this section are sometimes bushy shrubs, sometimes tall and open. The flower cup has very short appendages and the staminodes have raised glands on their surface.[2]
When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991 he described the section and gave it the name Corynatoca.[1][3] The name "Corynatoca" is from the Greek koryne (a club) and atakos (barren), referring to the unusual staminodes.[3]
The type and only species in this section is Verticordia ovalifolia.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Verticordia sect. Corynatoca A.S.George". APNI. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ a b (Berndt) George, Elizabeth A.; Pieroni, Margaret (2002). Verticordia : the turner of hearts. Crawley, Western Australia ;Canberra: University Of Western Australia Press. p. 113. ISBN 1876268468.
- ^ a b George, Alex (1991). "New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae : Chamelaucieae)". Nuytsia. 7 (3): 281.