Ancient name of Greek mythology.

Evergreen shrubs. Leaves alternate, leathery, margins rolled under. Flowers in terminal clusters, pink or white. Sepals 5. Petals urn-shaped. Stamens 10 with awned anthers. Ovary superior. Fruit a capsule.

Seeds, hardwood cuttings, layers.

Leaves and twigs occasionally used for tanning.

Stamens with single appendages (awns) at the end of the anthers.

1-2 species from N America and Eurasia.

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Ericaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.