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| Leptecophylla juniperina, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania | |
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Cyathodes juniperina (G.Forst.) Druce | |
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
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
Line notes
- ^ "Leptecophylla juniperina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
- ^ "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) - ^ 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.
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