Biology:Sprengelia distichophylla
| Sprengelia distichophylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Sprengelia |
| Species: | S. distichophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Sprengelia distichophylla Sm.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sprengelia incarnata var. distichophylla Rodway | |
Sprengelia distichophylla is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a tufted shrub that typically grows to a height of 51–76 mm (2.0–3.0 in) with leaves about 2 mm (0.079 in) long, arranged in two closely overlapping rows, with the bases sheathing the stem. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils and are white, about 5 mm (0.20 in) long and bell-shaped. Flowering occurs in summer.[2][3][4]
This species was first formally described in 1903 by Leonard Rodway who gave it the name Sprengelia incarnata var. distichophylla in The Tasmanian Flora.[5] In 1963, Winifred Curtis raised the variety to species status as Sprengelia distichophylla in The Student's Flora of Tasmania.[6] The specific epithet (distichophylla) means "having leaves in two rows".[7]
This epacris grows in exposed in alpine scrub on the western mountains of Tasmania.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sprengelia distichophylla". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/114863.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jordan, Greg. "Sprengelia distichophylla". University of Tasmania. https://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/EPACRIDS/sSprengelia_distichophylla.htm.
- ↑ Curtis, Winifred M.. "Sprengelia distichophylla". Alpine Garden Society. http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Sprengelia/distichophylla.
- ↑ Rodway, Leonard (1903). The Tasmanian Flora. Hobart: Tasmanian Government Printer. p. 124. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114992#page/184/mode/1up. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ↑ "Sprengelia incarnata var. distichophylla". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/115003. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ↑ "Sprengelia distichophylla". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/549042. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 185. ISBN 9780958034180.
Wikidata ☰ Q17244052 entry
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