Leucopogon tamminensis

Leucopogon tamminensis is a shrub in the family Ericaceae found in Western Australia.[4]

Leucopogon tamminensis
Leucopogon tamminensis var. australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. tamminensis
Binomial name
Leucopogon tamminensis
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Styphelia tamminensis (E.Pritz.) Sleumer

There are two varieties:

Description

Leucopogon tamminensis is a many branched shrub which may be slender and erect or low spreading. It grows from 0.1m to 0.8 m high, and its white flowers may be seen in January or March or from May to December in its native habitat.[4]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the IBRA Regions of Avon Wheatbelt, and Esperance Plains, on gravelly soils, deep yellow sand, and clay soils, on Sandplains and hillslopes.[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Ernst Georg Pritzel in 1904 from a specimen found in the Avon district near Tammin on sand-dunes,.[1][2] and the specific epithet, tamminensis, refers to this by using the Latin suffix, -ensis ("origin" "place"), to give "from Tammin".[7]

References
  1. "Leucopogon tamminensis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 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): 479.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. APC. "Leucopogon tamminensis". biodiversity.org.au.
  4. "Leucopogon tamminensis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. "Leucopogon tamminensis var. australis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. "Leucopogon tamminensis var. tamminensis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  7. Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Oregon: Timber Press. p. 406. ISBN 9780881926279.


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