Styphelia pentapogona
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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. pentapogona
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| Styphelia pentapogona | |
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Styphelia pentapogona is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a diffuse shrub with many erect or ascending branchlets, crowded egg-shaped or lance-shaped leaves about 2.0–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) long, with a small point on the tip. The flowers are borne in lower leaf axils and are sessile with very small bracts and bracteoles less than 2 mm (0.079 in) long at the base. The petals are joined at the base forming a tube about 6.5 mm (0.26 in) long with bearded lobes.[2]
Styphelia pentapogona was first formally described in 1867 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by George Maxwell.[3][4]
This styphelia is found in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened".[5]
References
- ^ a b "Styphelia pentapogona". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. pp. 153–154. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Styphelia pentapogona". APNI. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 6. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Styphelia pentapogona". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.