Styphelia longifolia, commonly known as long-leaf styphelia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with more or less lance-shaped leaves and pale green or yellow flowers arranged singly in leaf axils.
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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. longifolia
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Description edit
Styphelia longifolia is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–2 m (2 ft 0 in – 6 ft 7 in), its branchlets covered with silky hairs. The leaves are more or less lance-shaped, 24–48 mm (0.94–1.89 in) long, 2.2–5.5 mm (0.087–0.217 in) wide on a petiole up to 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long, tapering gradually to a long, fine point. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils with glabrous bracteoles 4.5–6.5 mm (0.18–0.26 in) long. The flowers are pale green or yellow, the sepals 12–18 mm (0.47–0.71 in) long and the petals form a tube 20–25 mm (0.79–0.98 in) long with bearded lobes 15.0–15.7 mm (0.59–0.62 in) long. The stamen filaments are 8.0–12.4 mm (0.31–0.49 in) long. Flowering mainly occurs from May to July and the fruit is 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy edit
Styphelia longifolia was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[6][7] The specific epithet (longifolia) means "long-leaved".[8]
Distribution and habitat edit
This styphelia grows in open forest or woodland on sandy soil between Waterfall and Broken Bay.[2][5]
References edit
- ^ "Styphelia longifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Powell, Jocelyn M. "Styphelia longifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Carolin, Roger C.; Tindale, Mary D. (1994). Flora of the Sydney Region (Fourth ed.). Chatswood: Reed. p. 462. ISBN 0730104001.
- ^ "Styphelia longifolia". Friends of Lane Cove National Park. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (1995). "Ecology of Sydney plant species Part 3: Dicotyledon families Cabombaceae to Eupomatiaceae". Cunninghamia. 4 (2): 387. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Styphelia longifolia". APNI. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum]]. London. p. 537. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 242. ISBN 9780958034180.