Styphelia concinna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Styphelia |
Species: | S. concinna
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Binomial name | |
Styphelia concinna | |
Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Leucopogon concinnus Benth. |
Styphelia concinna is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low-lying shrub with many branches. Its leaves are egg-shaped or oblong, 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long with a small point on the end and the ends rolled under. The flowers are arranged singly or in pairs in leaf axils on a short peduncle. The sepals, petal tube and petal lobes are about 2 mm (0.079 in) long.[2]
The species was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham who gave it the name Leucopogon concinnus in Flora Australiensis.[2][3] In 1882, Ferdinand von Mueller transferred the species to Styphelia as S. concinna in his Systematic Census of Australian Plants.[4] The specific epithet (concinna) means "neat" or "pretty".[5]
Styphelia concinna occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[6]