Biology:Leucopogon blepharolepis
| Leucopogon blepharolepis | |
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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: | Leucopogon |
| Species: | L. blepharolepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucopogon blepharolepis (F.Muell.) Benth.[1]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leucopogon blepharolepis". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/179720. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Leucopogon blepharolepis". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/583069. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ "Styphelia blepharolepis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/49783.
- ↑ "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
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