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Styphelia allittii

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Styphelia allittii

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Styphelia
Species:
S. allittii
Binomial name
Styphelia allittii
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.[1]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Leucopogon allittii F.Muell.

Styphelia allittii is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rigid, glabrous shrub that typically grows to a height of about 30 cm (12 in) and has egg-shaped or lance-shaped leaves and tube-shaped, white flowers.[2]

It was first formally described in 1864 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected near the Murchison River by Augustus Oldfield.[3][4] The specific epithet (allittii) honours William Allitt, who worked at the botanic gardens at Portland.[5]

Styphelia allittii occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "Priority Three"[6] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Styphelia allittii". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 6. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Leucopogon allittii". APNI. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 4. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 103. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780958034180.
  6. ^ "Styphelia allittii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  7. ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 24 September 2023.