Styphelia blepharolepis

Styphelia blepharolepis
Conservation status
Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Styphelia
Species:	S. blepharolepis
Binomial name
Styphelia blepharolepis F.Muell. [1]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [1]
Leucopogon blepharolepis(F.Muell.) Benth.

Styphelia blepharolepis 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 with sharply-pointed, oblong to lance-shaped leaves and small flowers in racemes of two to five in leaf axils with small bracts and bracteoles about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The sepals are about 2 mm (0.079 in) long and the petals are joined at the base forming an urn shape about 4 mm (0.16 in) long with lobes longer than the petal tube. ^[2]

It was first formally described in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae . ^[1] The specific epithet (blepharolepis) means "eye-lash scale", referring to scales near the ovary. ^[3]

This species occurs in the Esperance plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of the south-west of Western Australia and is listed as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, ^[4] meaning that it is rare or near threatened. ^[5]

References

1. "Styphelia blepharolepis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
2. Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 213. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
3. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 148. ISBN   9780958034180.
4. "Styphelia blepharolepis". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
5. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 30 June 2022.