Styphelia nesophila
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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. fraseri
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucopogon fraseri | |
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Styphelia fraseri (A.Cunn.) F.Muell. nom. illeg. | |
Leucopogon fraseri is a small plant in the family Ericaceae native to New Zealand[4] and to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[5]
Description
Leucopogon fraseri is a prickly, low-growing shrub (growing up to 15 cm high). It has white tubular flowers which are bearded inside and about 5 mm long. The fruit are orange. The leaves are 4-9 mm by 1-2 mm wide, with a sharp tip. The leaf blades are pale-edged and their underside is striped.[4]
Habitat
In New South Wales it is found growing in shallow sandy soils, or among rocks in dry sclerophyll forests, shrublands and heaths and usually at altitudes above about 500 metres.[5]
Conservation status
In New Zealand its conservation status was declared to be "Not Threatened" in 2004, 2009 and 2012 under the New Zealand Threat Classification System,[4] and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018, with the further comment that it was safe overseas.[6]
Ecology
The fleshy fruits are dispersed by frugivory[7].
Taxonomy
This plant was first described by Allan Cunningham in 1838[1] from a specimen found "among ferns on the hills near the Bay of Islands" by Charles Fraser in 1820 (after whom the plant is named), and another specimen found by Richard Cunningham in 1834.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Leucopogon fraseri". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Cunningham, A. (1838). "Florae insularum Novae Zelandiae precursor". Annals of Natural History. 2 (7): 47.
- ^ APC. "Leucopogon fraseri". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Leucopogon fraseri". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b Powell, J.M. (1992). "Leucopogon fraseri". Plantnet - Flora Online. NSW Government. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, .; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (1 May 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 68. OCLC 1041649797.
{{cite journal}}:|first10=has numeric name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Thorsen, M.J.; Dickinson, K.J.M.; Seddon, P.J. (2009). "Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora". Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 11 (4): 285–309. doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2009.06.001. ISSN 1433-8319.
