Styphelia psiloclada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Styphelia psiloclada | |
|---|---|
 | |
| In Wadbilliga National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Styphelia |
| Species: | S. psiloclada |
| Binomial name | |
| Styphelia psiloclada | |
Styphelia psiloclada is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to a small area of New South Wales. It is an erect to spreading shrub, usually with oblong leaves and light pink to dark crimson-pink flowers. It is only known from two National Parks on the South Coast.[2]
Styphelia psiloclada is an erect to spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–1.5 m (2 ft 0 in – 4 ft 11 in). Its leaves are bluish or greyish green, mostly oblong, 8.3–17.4 mm (0.33–0.69 in) and 3.9–7.5 mm (0.15–0.30 in) wide on a petiole up to 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly, sometimes in pairs in upper leaf axils, with broadly egg-shaped bracts 1.0–1.9 mm (0.039–0.075 in) long and 1.5–2.1 mm (0.059–0.083 in) wide and bracteoles 2.6–3.2 mm (0.10–0.13 in) long and 2.3–3.4 mm (0.091–0.134 in) long at the base. The petals are light pink to dark crimson-pink, joined at the base to form a cylindrical tube 13.4–18.1 mm (0.53–0.71 in) long with lobes that are rolled backwards and hairy, 16.1–17.9 mm (0.63–0.70 in) long. The stamens are straight and extend beyond the end of the petal tube. Flowering occurs between January and March.[3]