Leptecophylla

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Epacridoideae
Tribus: Styphelieae
Genus: Leptecophylla
Species: L. abietina – L. brassii – L. brevistyla – L. divaricata – L. juniperina – L. mariannensis – L. pendulosa – L. pogonocalyx – L. pomarae – L. rapae – L. robusta – L. tameiameiae
Name

Leptecophylla C.M.Weiller Muelleria 12(2): 196. (1999)

Type species: Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller Muelleria 12(2): 200. (1999)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Ardisia Gaertn., (1791) nom. illeg. non Ardisia Sw. (1788)
p.p. Cyathodes Labill., Novae Holl. Pl. Spec. 1: 57. (1805)

References
Primary references

Weiller, C.M. 1999: Leptecophylla‎, a new genus for species previously included in Cyathodes (Epacridaceae). Muelleria 12(2): 195-214. Reference page.

Additional references

Quinn, C.J., Brown, E.A., Heslewood, M.M. & Crayn, D.M. 2005. Generic concepts in Styphelieae (Ericaceae): the Cyathodes group. Australian Systematic Botany 18(5): 439-454. DOI: 10.1071/SB05005 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Leptecophylla. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 24. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Leptecophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Leptecophylla. Published online. Accessed: Apr 24 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Leptecophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 24.

Leptecophylla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The genus is native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Some species in this genus were formerly classified within the genera Cyathodes, Lissanthe, Styphelia and Trochocarpa.

As of December 2018, Plants of the World Online accepted 12 species:[1]

Leptecophylla abietina (Labill.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)
Leptecophylla brassii (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (New Guinea)
Leptecophylla brevistyla (J.W.Moore) C.M.Weiller (Society Islands)
Leptecophylla divaricata (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (eastern Tasmania)
Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand)
Leptecophylla mariannensis (Kaneh.) C.M.Weiller (Marianas Islands)
Leptecophylla pendulosa (Jarman) C.M.Weiller (northeast Tasmania)
Leptecophylla pogonocalyx C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)
Leptecophylla pomarae (A.Gray) C.M.Weiller (Tahiti)
Leptecophylla rapae (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (Rapa Iti and Austral Islands)
Leptecophylla robusta (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (Chatham Islands in New Zealand)
Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller (Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands)

Leptecophylla imbricata (Stschegl.) C.M.Weiller is regarded as a separate species by some sources,[2] but as a synonym of Leptecophylla tameiameiae by others.[3]
References

"Leptecophylla C.M.Weiller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
"Leptecophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
"Leptecophylla imbricata (Stschegl.) C.M.Weiller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-12-25.