Styphelia is a genus of shrubs in the family
Ericaceae, native from
Indo-China through the Pacific to Australia.[2] Most have minute or small leaves with a sharp tip, single, tube-shaped flowers arranged in leaf
axils and with the ends of the petals rolled back with hairs in the inside of the tube.
Description
Plants in the genus Styphelia are usually erect or spreading shrubs that have egg-shaped, elliptical or oblong, more or less
sessile leaves with many fine, almost parallel veins and a sharp point on the tip. The flowers are usually arranged singly in leaf axils with small
bracts grading to larger
bracteoles at the base and five, usually coloured
sepals. The
petals are fused to form a cylindrical tube with their tips rolled back. The inside of the petal tube is hairy and the five
stamens and thread-like
style extend beyond the end of the tube. The fruit is a
drupe with a dry or slightly fleshy
mesocarp and a hard
endocarp.[3][4][5]
Species of Styphelia occur in all Australian mainland states, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.[9] Other species are found northwards to
Indo-China.[2]
References
^"Styphelia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^
abcd"Styphelia Sm."Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya, Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 116.
ISBN9780958034180.
^"Styphelia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
Styphelia is a genus of shrubs in the family
Ericaceae, native from
Indo-China through the Pacific to Australia.[2] Most have minute or small leaves with a sharp tip, single, tube-shaped flowers arranged in leaf
axils and with the ends of the petals rolled back with hairs in the inside of the tube.
Description
Plants in the genus Styphelia are usually erect or spreading shrubs that have egg-shaped, elliptical or oblong, more or less
sessile leaves with many fine, almost parallel veins and a sharp point on the tip. The flowers are usually arranged singly in leaf axils with small
bracts grading to larger
bracteoles at the base and five, usually coloured
sepals. The
petals are fused to form a cylindrical tube with their tips rolled back. The inside of the petal tube is hairy and the five
stamens and thread-like
style extend beyond the end of the tube. The fruit is a
drupe with a dry or slightly fleshy
mesocarp and a hard
endocarp.[3][4][5]
Species of Styphelia occur in all Australian mainland states, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.[9] Other species are found northwards to
Indo-China.[2]
References
^"Styphelia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^
abcd"Styphelia Sm."Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya, Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 116.
ISBN9780958034180.
^"Styphelia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 October 2022.