Epacris

	Epacris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryotes
Kingdom:	Plants
The kingdom :	Green plants
Department:	Flower
Class:	Dicotyledons
Over Order :	Asteranae
Order:	Heather Flowers
Family:	Heather
Subfamily :	Styphelioideae
Tribe :	Epacrideae
Rod:	Epacris
International Scientific Name
	Epacris Cav.
Kinds
	See text

Epacris ( lat. Epacris ) - a genus of plants of the heather family, includes 35–40 species . Representatives of this genus are often called "Australian heather."

Botanical description

Epacris microphylla .

Evergreen , heather - like shrubs .

Leaves linear-lanceolate, broadly oval, medium green or dark green, opposite or spirally arranged.

The flowers are partially lush, tubular, cylindrical, bell-shaped, 5-lobed, free-growing, usually in the final racemes .

Dissemination and ecology

About 25 species grow in Australia from South Australia , Tasmania and Victoria to New South Wales , the rest of the continent are absent. In addition, four species are found in New Zealand , another species - in New Caledonia .

Types

According to The Plant List , the genus includes 49 species ^[2] :

Epacris acuminata Benth.
Epacris alpina Hook.f.
Epacris apiculata A.Cunn.
Epacris apsleyensis crowden
Epacris barbata melville
Epacris breviflora Stapf
Epacris calvertiana F.Muell.
Epacris celata Crowden
Epacris cerasicollona crowden
Epacris coriacea A.Cunn. ex DC.
Epacris corymbiflora Hook.f.
Epacris crassifolia R.Br.
Epacris curtisiae jarman
Epacris exserta R.Br.
Epacris franklinii Hook.f.
Epacris glabella jarman
Epacris glacialis ( F.Muell. ) M.Gray
Epacris grandis crowden
Epacris graniticola crowden
Epacris gunnii Hook.f.
Epacris hamiltonii Maiden & Betche
Epacris heteronema Labill.
Epacris impressa Labill. - Epakris pressed , or Heather Simple , or Pink Heather
Epacris lanuginosa Labill.
Epacris limbata KJWilliams & F.Duncan
Epacris lithophila Crowden & Menadue
Epacris longiflora Cav. - Long-leaved Epakris
Epacris marginata Melville
Epacris microphylla R.Br.
Epacris moscalianus crowden
Epacris mucronulata R.Br.
Epacris muelleri Sond.
Epacris myrtifolia Labill.
Epacris navicularis jarman
Epacris obtusifolia Sm.
Epacris paludosa R.Br.
Epacris pauciflora A. Rich.
Epacris petrophila Hook.f.
Epacris pinoidea crowden & menadue
Epacris pulchella Cav.
Epacris purpurascens Sims
Epacris reclinata A.Cunn. ex benth.
Epacris rigida Sieber ex Spreng.
Epacris robusta Benth.
Epacris serpyllifolia R.Br.
Epacris sparsa R.Br.
Epacris squarrosa Hook.f.
Epacris stuartii Stapf
Epacris virgata Hook.f.

Notes

↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
↑ Epacris (English) . The Plant List . Version 1.1. (2013). The appeal date is August 16, 2016.

Literature

Tranche v . A.,. Epakris // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

[1] About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .

[TPL-2] Epacris (English) . The Plant List . Version 1.1. (2013). The appeal date is August 16, 2016.