Overview
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Calyceraceae is a family in the order Asterales.
The members of the family have simple, alternate leaves and flowers arranged in heads. The flowers have 5 fused petals.
Selected genera:
- Acarpha
- Acicarpha
- Boopis
- Calycera
- Gamocarpha
- Moschopsis
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Taxonomy
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The Family Calyceraceae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (1): Epidendroideae
- Tribe (1): Cymbidieae
- Genus (11): Acanthosperma · Acarpha · Acicarpha · Anomocarpus · Boopis · Calycera · Cryptocarpha · Echinolema · Gamocarpha · Moschopsis · Nastanthus
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 163 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Family Calyceraceae.
Genera
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Acanthosperma
Acarpha
Acicarpha
Anomocarpus
Boopis
Calycera
Cryptocarpha
Echinolema
Gamocarpha
Moschopsis
Nastanthus
Nastanthus is a genus of in family Calyceraceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
At least 7 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Nastanthus.
More info about the Genus Nastanthus may be found here.
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