Leucopogon gibbosus

Leucopogon gibbosus is a small plant in the family Ericaceae, endemic to Western Australia.[4] It is an erect shrub, growing from 0.2 m to 1 m high, on sandy soils often over granite or on lateric gravel. Its white flowers may be seen from February to October.[4]

Leucopogon gibbosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. gibbosus
Binomial name
Leucopogon gibbosus
Stschegl.[1][2]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Styphelia gibbosa F.Muell.

It was first described in 1859 by Stschegleew, from a specimen in the Drummond collection[1][2]

References

  1. "Leucopogon gibbosus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Stschegleew, S.S. (1859). "Leucopogon gibbosus". Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 32 (1): 12.
  3. "Leucopogon gibbosus Stschegl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. "Leucopogon gibbosus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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