Epigaea gaultherioides is a species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.[1] It is native to Transcaucasia and Turkey.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Epigaea |
| Species: | E. gaultherioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Epigaea gaultherioides | |
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Orphanidesia gaultherioides Boiss. & Balansa | |
Description
editEpigaea gaultherioides is an evergreen subshrub (height: 0.5 m). Leaves elliptical (long: 60-110 mm, wide: 30-55 mm), leathery, base cordate, apex acuminate, petiole pubescent (long: 5-15 mm). Inflorescence is an axillary fascicles of 1-3 flowers. Flowers: campanulate calyx (long: 12-15 mm), with 5 oval lobes, funneliform and pink corolla, with 5 lobes. Subglobose capsules (long: 1 mm).
References
edit- ^ a b "Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Balansa) Takht". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Balansa) Takht". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Epigaea gaultherioides in Tropicos".
External links
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Media related to Epigaea gaultherioides at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Epigaea gaultherioides at Wikispecies
