× Phyllothamnus is a hybrid genus in the family Ericaceae with one known species, × Phyllothamnus erectus, an artificial hybrid between Phyllodoce empetriformis and Rhodothamnus chamaecistus,[1] first described in 1850 as Bryanthus × erectus.[2]
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| Botanical illustration of × Phyllothamnus erectus (as Bryanthus × erectus) from Paxton's Flower Garden, volume 1, plate 19 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ericoideae |
| Tribe: | Phyllodoceae |
| Genus: | × Phyllothamnus C.K.Schneid. |
| Species: | × P. erectus
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| Binomial name | |
| × Phyllothamnus erectus (Lindl. & Paxt.) C.K.Schneid.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "× Phyllothamnus erectus (Lindl. & Paxt.) C.K.Schneid". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ "× Phyllothamnus erectus (Lindl. & Paxt.) C.K.Schneid". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Webster, A. D. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
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