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Styphelia pentapogona

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Styphelia pentapogona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Styphelia
Species:
S. pentapogona
Binomial name
Styphelia pentapogona
Synonyms[1]
  • Astroloma juniperinum F.Muell.
  • Astroloma microphyllum Stschegl.
  • Styphelia parvulifolia Sleumer

Styphelia pentapogona is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a diffuse shrub with many erect or ascending branchlets, crowded egg-shaped or lance-shaped leaves about 2.0–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) long, with a small point on the tip. The flowers are borne in lower leaf axils and are sessile with very small bracts and bracteoles less than 2 mm (0.079 in) long at the base. The petals are joined at the base forming a tube about 6.5 mm (0.26 in) long with bearded lobes.[2]

Styphelia pentapogona was first formally described in 1867 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by George Maxwell.[3][4]

This styphelia is found in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened".[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Styphelia pentapogona". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. pp. 153–154. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Styphelia pentapogona". APNI. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 6. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Styphelia pentapogona". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.