Styphelia nitens
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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. nitens
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Leucopogon nutans E.Pritz. | |
Styphelia nitens is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub that was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie from specimens collected in Darlington (now a suburb of Perth).[2][3] In 1964, Hermann Otto Sleumer transferred the species to Styphelia, but since the name S. nutans referred to a different species (now known as Trochocarpa nutans )[4] the new species was given the name S. nitens.[1] The original specific epithet (nutans) means "nodding".[5]
Styphelia nitens is found in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Styphelia nitens". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Leucopogon nutans". APNI. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Pritzel, Ernst 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): 477. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Trochocarpa nutans". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 262. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Styphelia nitens". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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