Leucopogon oliganthus
Leucopogon oliganthus is a shrub in the family Ericaceae found in Western Australia.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Leucopogon |
| Species: | L. oliganthus |
| Binomial name | |
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Styphelia oligantha (E.Pritz.) Sleumer | |
It was first described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel,[1][2] and the specific epithet, oliganthus, derives from the Greek: oligos ("few" or "scanty") and anthos ("flower") to give an adjective describing the plant as having "few or small flowers".[5]
References
- "Leucopogon oliganthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (1904). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2–3): 474.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Govaerts, R. et al. (2020) "Leucopogon oliganthus E.Pritz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Leucopogon oliganthus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "oliganthus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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