title: Verticordia subg. Eperephes
text: # Verticordia subg. Eperephes
  
  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
         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
  