Epacris heteronema | |
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In the Australian National Botanic Gardens | |
Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Epacris |
Species: | E. heteronema |
Binomial name | |
Epacris heteronema Labill. |
Epacris heteronema is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is an erect shrub with many branches, that typically grows to a height of 0.6–6 m (2 ft 0 in – 19 ft 8 in). Its leaves are egg-shaped with an often heart-shaped base and a sharply-pointed tip. The flowers are arranged singly in a few leaf axils near the ends of the branches and are white and tube-shaped, with lobes about the same length as the petal tube.
Epacris heteronema was first formally described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière in his Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.
This epacris grows in heath and is widely distributed in the south and south-west of Tasmania.
References
- IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2021). "Epacris heteronema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T200350733A200350735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T200350733A200350735.en. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- "Epacris heteronema". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- Rodway, Leonard (1903). The Tasmanian Flora. Hobart: Tasmanian Government Printer. p. 121. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "Epacris heteronema". APNI. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- Labillardière, Jacques (1805). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Vol. 1. Paris. p. 42. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- Jordan, Greg. "Epacris heteronema". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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Epacris heteronema |
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