Ericaceae

Stamens coherent around the style (includes Epacridaceae) Ericaceae
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Stamens 4–5, as many as corolla lobes or less
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Style inserted in a ± deep pit in the ovary summit. Fruit a capsule; seeds numerous in each loculus
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Leaves petiolate sessile or stem-clasping but never sheathing the stem
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Corolla lobes valvate or imbricate but not contorted in the bud
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Stamens inserted at the throat of the corolla tube. Anthers versatile, attached to filament above their middle Epacris
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Stamens inserted at the base of the corolla tube. Anthers partially adnate to filament, connivent around the style but not cohering Rupicola