Biology:Styphelia tortifolia
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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: | Styphelia |
| Species: | S. tortifolia
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| Styphelia tortifolia | |
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Astroloma glaucescens Sond. | |
Styphelia tortifolia is a small shrub species in the family Ericaceae. It is found in Western Australia.[3]
Distribution
It is found in Beard's south-western province.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1845 as Astroloma glaucescens by Otto Sonder.[1][4] However, in 2020 phylogenetic studies by Darren Crayn, Michael Hislop and Caroline Puente-Lelièvre determined that Astroloma needed to be sunk into Styphelia.[2] This resulted in the accepted (by the herbarium of Western Australia) description as Styphelia tortifolia by Crayn, Hislop and Puente-Lelièvre,[5][2] since the name Styphelia glaucescens had already been used for a different plant species.[6]
Etymology
The specific epithet, tortifolia, derives from the Latin tortus (twisted) and folium (leaf), referring "to the longitudinally twisted leaves that are a common feature of this species."[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Styphelia tortifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/51358880.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Crayn, D.M.; Hislop, M.D.; Puente-Lelièvre, C., Wikidata Q102898970
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Styphelia tortifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/49775.
- ↑ Sonder, O.W. (1845). Lehmann, J.G.C.. ed. "Epacrideae". Plantae Preissianae 1 (2): 298. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/498471.
- ↑ "Name Currency Astroloma glaucescens Sond.". https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/search/current/6328.
- ↑ Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827). "Stypheliam glaucescens Sieb.". Syst. Veg. 4 4 (2, Cur. Post): 67. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/791213.
Wikidata ☰ Q102896759 entry
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