Contains 3 genera and 6 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
THEACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
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ERICALES
THEACEAE
Identification Key
1. Petiole stout, ca. 2 mm thick; leaf blades coriaceous, 2.2-3.5 times longer than wide, often turning red in the fall or winter; filaments yellow, anthers yellow to orangeish; inflorescence bracts deciduous; capsules ovoid, columella present
1. Petiole gracile, ca. 1 mm thick or less; leaf blade chartaceous, 1.5-2.3 times longer than wide, often turning yellow or purplish in the fall or winter; filaments red to purplish, anthers blue to grayish; inflorescence bracts usually persistent; capsules conic, columellla absent