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THE flowers of the Epacridaceae have been described as hermaphrodite1,2 or hermaphrodite, rarely dioecious3, but in the latter case no examples of dioecy are quoted. The following notes concerning species previously described as hermaphrodite indicate that unisexual flowers may be not uncommon in this family.
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GODLEY, E. Unisexual Flowers in the Ericales. Nature 180, 284–285 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180284b0
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