Verticordia subg. Eperephes is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia. This subgenus contains six sections, classifying forty four species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement. The subgeneric name is derived from the Greek word eperephes, in reference to over-hanging parts at the hypanthium which differentiate the contained species from the other two subgenera.
| Verticordia subg. Eperephes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Verticordia |
| Subgenus: | Verticordia subg. Eperephes A.S.George |
| Sections | |
|
See text | |
- Verticordia subg. Eperephes
- Section Integripetala
- Section Tropica
- 3 species, the type species for this section is Verticordia cunninghamii. These are outliers that extend the range of the genus to the Northern Territory
- Section Jamiesoniana
- containing a single species; Verticordia jamiesonii
- Section Verticordella
- containing 18 species
- Section Corynatoca
- containing a single species; Verticordia ovalifolia
- Section Pennuligera
- the lectotype chosen for this section is Verticordia grandis
References edit
- Elizabeth A. (Berndt) George; Margaret Pieroni (illustrator) (2002). Verticordia: the turner of hearts. Crawley: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-876268-46-8.
- Alex George; Elizabeth A. (Berndt) George; Margaret Pieroni (illustrator) (May 2003). "465. Verticordia grandis". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 20 (2): 74–79(6). doi:10.1111/1467-8748.00375.
...described and illustrated; its ecology and its position within the genus are given. The circumstances of its discovery, and James Drummond's activities as a collector in Western Australia, are discussed.