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*''L. juniperina'' subsp. ''parvifolia'' (R.Br.) C.M.Weiller
*''L. juniperina'' subsp. ''parvifolia'' (R.Br.) C.M.Weiller


An example occurrence of ''C. juniperina'' is in the red and [[silver beech]] forests admixed with [[rimu]] and miro [[podocarp]]s on northern [[South Island]], [[New Zealand]]; associate understory species in this South Island forest include ''[[Blechnum discolor]]''.<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009</ref>
An example occurrence of ''L. juniperina'' is in the red and [[silver beech]] forests admixed with [[rimu]] and miro [[podocarp]]s on northern [[South Island]], [[New Zealand]]; associate understory species in this South Island forest include ''[[Blechnum discolor]]''.<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009</ref>

==Common names==
Common names in New Zealand include '''Prickly Heath''' and '''Prickly Mingimingi'''.
Maori names for this plant include ''Hukihuki'', ''Hukihukiraho'', ''Inakapōriro'', ''Inangapōriro'', ''Kūkuku'', ''Miki'', ''Mikimiki'', ''Mingi'', ''Mingimingi'' ''Ngohungohu'', ''Pā tōtara'', ''Taumingi'', ''Tūmingi''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (1999) | work=New Zealand Plants Database|publisher=Landcare Reserach|url=http://nzflora.landcareresearch.co.nz/default.aspx?selected=NameDetails&Action=Display&CancelScript=1&TabNum=0&NameId=5A3B5CC4-B7B4-4E4B-B646-913498633217&StateId=&Sort=0|accessdate=2009-7-13}}</ref>
In Australia, the subspecies ''parvifolia'' (syn. ''Cyathea parviflora'') is known as '''Pink Mountain Berry'''.<ref name=Cochrane>{{cite book|author=Cochrane, G.R., Fuhrer, B.A., Rotherdam, E.M., Simmons, J.& M. and Willis, J.H.| title=Flowers and Plants of Victoria and Tasmania |publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed|location= | year=1980 | id=ISBN 0589502565}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Leptecophylla juniperina
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Leptecophylla juniperina, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
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L. juniperina
Binomial name
Leptecophylla juniperina
Flower

Leptecophylla juniperina is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. The species is native to New Zealand and the Australian states of Tasmania and Victoria.

Three subspecies are recognised as follows:[1]

  • L. juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller subsp. juniperina
  • L. juniperina subsp. oxycedrus (Labill.) C.M.Weiller
  • L. juniperina subsp. parvifolia (R.Br.) C.M.Weiller

An example occurrence of L. juniperina is in the red and silver beech forests admixed with rimu and miro podocarps on northern South Island, New Zealand; associate understory species in this South Island forest include Blechnum discolor.[2]

Common names

Common names in New Zealand include Prickly Heath and Prickly Mingimingi. Maori names for this plant include Hukihuki, Hukihukiraho, Inakapōriro, Inangapōriro, Kūkuku, Miki, Mikimiki, Mingi, Mingimingi Ngohungohu, Pā tōtara, Taumingi, Tūmingi.[3] In Australia, the subspecies parvifolia (syn. Cyathea parviflora) is known as Pink Mountain Berry.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Leptecophylla juniperina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
  3. ^ "Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (1999)". New Zealand Plants Database. Landcare Reserach. Retrieved 2009-7-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Cochrane, G.R., Fuhrer, B.A., Rotherdam, E.M., Simmons, J.& M. and Willis, J.H. (1980). Flowers and Plants of Victoria and Tasmania. A.H. & A.W. Reed. ISBN 0589502565.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)