Biology:Leucopogon gracilis
| Leucopogon gracilis | |
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| In the Walpole-Nornalup National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Leucopogon |
| Species: | L. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucopogon gracilis | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Styphelia gracilis (R.Br.) Spreng. | |
Leucopogon gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a spindly shrub with wiry branchlets, linear to lance-shaped leaves, and dense spikes of white or pinkish flowers.
Description
Leucopogon gracilis is a spindly shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.15–1 m (5.9 in–3 ft 3.4 in) and has wiry branchlets. Its leaves are linear to lance-shaped, usually 4.0–6.5 mm (0.16–0.26 in) long with 3 or 5 prominent ribs. The flowers are arranged in dense spikes on the ends of branches with small bracts and lance-shaped bracteoles about half as long as the sepals. The sepals are about 2 mm (0.079 in) long and the petals white or pinkish and about 4 mm (0.16 in) long, forming a tube with lobes about the same length as the petal tube. Flowering occurs from July to December or from January to March.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Leucopogon gracilis was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[4][5] The specific epithet, (gracilis), means "slender" or "thin".[6] A holotype, collected by Robert Brown at King George's Sound is kept at Kew Gardens.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leucopogon gracilis". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/99647.
- ↑ Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co.. p. 199. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11266420#page/208/mode/1up. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ↑ "Leucopogon gracilis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6399.
- ↑ "Leucopogon gracilis". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/526276.
- ↑ Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 544. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6157701. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 208. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ "Leucopogon gracilis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/detailsQuery.do?barcode=K000348592.
Wikidata ☰ Q17244389 entry
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