Stevens (1971) discussed the characteristics that led to these taxa being alternately placed in Epacridaceae or Ericaceae (as previously circumscribed).
Delimitation of Epacridaceae: Preliminary molecular evidence.
Phylogenetic relationships of Empetraceae, Epacridaceae, Ericaceae, Monotropaceae, Pyrolaceac: Evidence from nuclear ribosomal 18s sequence data.
Systematics of the Ericaceae, Empetraceae, Epacridaceae, and related taxa based upon rbcL sequence data.
Studies of floral morphology in the Epacridaceae. Bot.
Classification and generic status in the Epacridaceae: A preliminary analysis.
Relationships and generic concepts within Styphelieae (Epacridaceae).
A survey of chromosome numbers in the Epacridaceae. Proc.
Also, in seedlings of congeneric pairs in the Epacridaceae, there were no basic distinctions between resprouter and reseeder representatives in terms of seedling growth rate (Bell, 1995; Bell & Pate, 1996).
Biology of Australian Epacridaceae, with special reference to growth, fire response and mycorrhizal nutrition.
Growth and fire response of selected Epacridaceae of south-western Australia.
Seed bank patterns in Restionaceae and Epacridaceae after wildfire in kwongan in southwestern Australia.