Leptecophylla
Leptecophylla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The genus is native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Some species in this genus were formerly classified within the genera Cyathodes, Lissanthe, Styphelia and Trochocarpa.
Leptecophylla | |
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Leptecophylla juniperina, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Subfamily: | Styphelioideae |
Tribe: | Styphelieae |
Genus: | Leptecophylla C.M.Weiller |
As of December 2018, Plants of the World Online accepted 12 species:[1]
- Leptecophylla abietina (Labill.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)
- Leptecophylla brassii (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (New Guinea)
- Leptecophylla brevistyla (J.W.Moore) C.M.Weiller (Society Islands)
- Leptecophylla divaricata (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (eastern Tasmania)
- Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand)
- Leptecophylla mariannensis (Kaneh.) C.M.Weiller (Marianas Islands)
- Leptecophylla pendulosa (Jarman) C.M.Weiller (northeast Tasmania)
- Leptecophylla pogonocalyx C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)
- Leptecophylla pomarae (A.Gray) C.M.Weiller (Tahiti)
- Leptecophylla rapae (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (Rapa Iti and Austral Islands)
- Leptecophylla robusta (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (Chatham Islands in New Zealand)
- Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller (Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands)
Leptecophylla imbricata (Stschegl.) C.M.Weiller is regarded as a separate species by some sources,[2] but as a synonym of Leptecophylla tameiameiae by others.[3]
References
- "Leptecophylla C.M.Weiller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "Leptecophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- "Leptecophylla imbricata (Stschegl.) C.M.Weiller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
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