Biology:Dracophyllum verticillatum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae

Dracophyllum verticillatum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Dracophyllum
Species:
D. verticillatum
Binomial name
Dracophyllum verticillatum
Labill.
Synonyms[1]

Dracophyllum dracaenoides Schltr.

Dracophyllum verticillatum is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to New Caledonia. It was first described by Jacques Labillardière in 1800 and gets the specific epithet verticillatum for its flowers growing on verticillasters. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits exposed plains and gentle mountain slopes and reaches a height of 0.2–7 m tall.[1]

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Wikidata ☰ Q15376683 entry