Styphelia lanata
| Styphelia lanata | |
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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. lanata
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| Binomial name | |
| Styphelia lanata | |
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Coleanthera virgata Stschegl. | |
Styphelia lanata is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub with wand-like branches, usually covered with loose, soft hairs, the leaves linear to lance-shaped about 12 mm (0.47 in) long, and white, tube-shaped flowers with small bracts and bracteoles. The lobes of the petal tube are bearded only at the base.
This species was first formally described in 1859 by Sergei Sergeyevich Sheglejev who gave it the name Coleanthera virgata in the Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.[2] In 2020, Michael Hislop, Darren Crayn and Caroline Puente-Lelievre transferred it to the genus Styphelia, but the name S. virgata was unavailable, as it was given to a species now known as Leucopogon virgatus (Labill.) R.Br.[3] The name S. lanata was given to the new species.[1]
This species of Styphelia is presumed extinct by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Styphelia lanata".
- ^ "Coleanthera virgata". APNI. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Leucopogon virgatus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Styphelia lanata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 12 January 2024.