Leucopogon decussatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Leucopogon |
Species: | L. decussatus
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Binomial name | |
Leucopogon decussatus | |
Occurrence data from AVH |
Leucopogon decussatus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of about 40 cm (16 in). It was first formally described in 1859 by Sergei Sergeyevich Sheglejev in the Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.[2][3] The specific epithet (decussatus) means "decussate".[4]
It is listed as a synonym of Leucopogon elatior by Plants of the World Online.[5]
Leucopogon decussatus occurs in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[6]
References
- ^ "Leucopogon decussatus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Leucopogon decussatus". APNI. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Sheglejev, Sergei Sergeyevich (1859). "Epacridearum Novarum". Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 32 (1): 11. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 179. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Leucopogon elatior". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Leucopogon decussatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.