Leucopogon lloydiorum

Leucopogon lloydiorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Leucopogon
Species:	L. lloydiorum
Binomial name
	Leucopogon lloydiorum; Strid
	Occurrence data from AVH

Last updated July 09, 2023

Leucopogon lloydiorum is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a slender shrub with elliptic leaves clustered near the ends of branchlets, and white, densely-bearded, tube-shaped flowers.

Description

Leucopogon lloydiorum is a slender shrub that typically grows to a height of about 1 m (3 ft 3 in), its leaves clustered near the ends of twigs. The leaves are elliptic, 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long and 3–4.5 mm (0.12–0.18 in) wide on a petiole about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The upper surface of the leaves is glabrous and the lower surface has several prominent longitudinal veins. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branches and in leaf axils in a spike 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long with 5 to 9 flowers with egg-shaped bracts about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long and broader bracteoles. The sepals are lance-shaped, 2.8–3.2 mm (0.11–0.13 in) long, the petals white and joined at the base to form a tube about 1.6 mm (0.063 in) long, the lobes twice as long as the petal tube and densely bearded. Flowering has been observed in March.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy and naming

Leucopogon lloydiorum was first formally described in 1986 by Arne Strid in the journal Willdenowia from specimens he collected near the Fitzgerald River National Park in 1983.^[2]^[4] The specific epithet (lloydiorum) honours Martin Lloyd, the ranger in the Fitzgerald River National Park, and his wife Viv.^[2]^[5]

Distribution and habitat

This leucopogon grows on white sand in the Esperance Plains bioregion of south-western Western Australia. The type specimen was growing in low mallee heath.^[2]^[3]

Conservation status

Leucopogon lloydiorum is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.^[3]

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References

↑ "Leucopogon lloydiorum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
1 2 3 4 Strid, Arne K. (1986). "New Species of Leucopogon and Conostephium (Epacridaceae) from SW Australia". Willdenowia. 16: 174–175.
1 2 3 "Leucopogon lloydiorum". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
↑ "Leucopogon lloydiorum". APNI. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780958034180.

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[APC-1] "Leucopogon lloydiorum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[Strid-2] 1 2 3 4 Strid, Arne K. (1986). "New Species of Leucopogon and Conostephium (Epacridaceae) from SW Australia". Willdenowia. 16: 174–175.

[FB-3] 1 2 3 "Leucopogon lloydiorum". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

[APNI-4] "Leucopogon lloydiorum". APNI. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[Sharr-5] Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780958034180.

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