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Styphelia densifolia

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Species of plant

Styphelia densifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Styphelia
Species: S. densifolia
Binomial name
Styphelia densifolia
Hislop, Crayn & Puente-Lel.
Synonyms

Leucopogon flavescens var. brevifolius Benth.

Styphelia densifolia is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with erect branches, crowded, erect, oblong leaves 4–6.5 mm (0.16–0.26 in) long and striated on the lower surface, and white, tube-shaped flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils.

It was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham who gave it the name Leucopogon flavescens var. brevifolius in his Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by James Drummond.

In 2020, Michael Clyde Hislop, Darren M. Crayn and Caroline Puente-Lelievre transferred it to the genus Styphelia and raised it to species status. Since the name Styphelia flavescens was used for a different species, (Styphelia flavescens (Sond.) F.Muell.) the species was given the name Styphelia densifolia.

Styphelia densifolia occurs between Jerramungup and Jerdacuttup in the Esperance Plains bioregion of south-western Western Australia.

References

  1. ^ "Styphelia densifolia".
  2. ^ Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 213. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. "Leucopogon flavescens var. brevifolius". APNI. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. "Styphelia flavescens". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. "Styphelia densifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Taxon identifiers
Styphelia densifolia
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