Biology:Leucopogon blepharolepis

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Short description: Species of plant

Leucopogon blepharolepis

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. blepharolepis
Binomial name
Leucopogon blepharolepis
(F.Muell.) Benth.[1]
Leucopogon blepharolepisDistA18.png
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]
  • Leucopogon blepharolepis F.Muell. nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Styphelia blepharolepis F.Muell.

Leucopogon blepharolepis is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with sharply-pointed, oblong to lance-shaped leaves and small flowers in racemes of two to five in leaf axils with small bracts and bracteoles about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The sepals are about 2 mm (0.079 in) long and the petals are joined at the base forming an urn shape about 4 mm (0.16 in) long with lobes longer than the petal tube.[2]

It was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis.[2][3] The specific epithet (blepharolepis) means "eye-lash scale", referring to scales near the ovary.[4]

This leucopogon occurs in the Esperance plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of the south-west of Western Australia and is listed as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[5] meaning that it is rare or near threatened.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Leucopogon blepharolepis". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/179720. Retrieved 20 June 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1868). Flora Australiensis. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co.. p. 213. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11266434#page/222/mode/1up. Retrieved 30 June 2022. 
  3. "Leucopogon blepharolepis". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/583069. Retrieved 30 June 2022. 
  4. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780958034180. 
  5. "Styphelia blepharolepis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/49783. 
  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna". Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/plants-animals/threatened-species/Listings/Conservation%20code%20definitions.pdf. Retrieved 30 June 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17240519 entry