Styphelia triflora, commonly known as pink five-corners,[2] is a flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is an erect, spreading shrub with broad leaves with a spiky tip, and usually pink tubular flowers with the petals rolled back revealing the fluffy insides. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland growing on loam or sandy soils.
Styphelia triflora is a spreading to bushy shrub which grows up to 0.4–2 m (1–7 ft) tall with mostly smooth branchlets. Its leaves are mostly elliptic to oblong-elliptic in shape, 14–33 mm (0.6–1 in) long, 3–8.5 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, edges usually smooth and ending in a sharp point on the tip. The flowers are tube-shaped, pendulous or spreading, mostly pink to red, sometimes light yellow-green or cream. The corolla is 13.5–29.4 mm (0.53–1.16 in) long forming a tube 12–14 mm (0.5–0.6 in) long. The five stamens are straight and extend prominently beyond the end of the petal tube, sepals 8.2–13.4 mm (0.32–0.53 in) long and smooth. The finely ribbed fruit are 6.5–8 mm (0.26–0.31 in) long. Flowering occurs mostly between April and October.[2][3]
Taxonomy and namingedit
Styphelia triflora was first formally described in 1799 by Henry Cranke Andrews and the description was published in The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants.[4][5] The specific epithet (triflora) means "three flowered".[6]
Distribution and habitatedit
Pink five-corners is a widespread species in New South Wales, growing in woodlands and open sclerophyll forests on moist sandy soils or loams including coastal areas north of Jervis Bay and the upper Blue Mountains.[2][7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Styphelia triflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ abc"Styphelia triflora". PlantNET-NSW flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^"Styphelia triflora". Friends of the Lance Cove National Park. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^"Styphelia triflora". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^Andrews, Henry (1797). The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants (1 ed.). London: T. Bensley.
^Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 327. ISBN9780958034180.
^Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip (2010). Native Plants of the Sydney Region. Jacana Books. p. 110. ISBN978-1-74175-571-8.
February 15, 2024
styphelia, triflora, commonly, known, pink, five, corners, flowering, plant, heath, family, ericaceae, erect, spreading, shrub, with, broad, leaves, with, spiky, usually, pink, tubular, flowers, with, petals, rolled, back, revealing, fluffy, insides, found, so. Styphelia triflora commonly known as pink five corners 2 is a flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae It is an erect spreading shrub with broad leaves with a spiky tip and usually pink tubular flowers with the petals rolled back revealing the fluffy insides It is found in New South Wales and Queensland growing on loam or sandy soils Pink five cornersScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder EricalesFamily EricaceaeGenus StypheliaSpecies S trifloraBinomial nameStyphelia trifloraAndrews 1 Synonyms 1 Styphelia triflora Andrews var triflora Styphelia laeta var glabra R T Baker Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy and naming 3 Distribution and habitat 4 ReferencesDescription editStyphelia triflora is a spreading to bushy shrub which grows up to 0 4 2 m 1 7 ft tall with mostly smooth branchlets Its leaves are mostly elliptic to oblong elliptic in shape 14 33 mm 0 6 1 in long 3 8 5 mm 0 1 0 3 in wide edges usually smooth and ending in a sharp point on the tip The flowers are tube shaped pendulous or spreading mostly pink to red sometimes light yellow green or cream The corolla is 13 5 29 4 mm 0 53 1 16 in long forming a tube 12 14 mm 0 5 0 6 in long The five stamens are straight and extend prominently beyond the end of the petal tube sepals 8 2 13 4 mm 0 32 0 53 in long and smooth The finely ribbed fruit are 6 5 8 mm 0 26 0 31 in long Flowering occurs mostly between April and October 2 3 Taxonomy and naming editStyphelia triflora was first formally described in 1799 by Henry Cranke Andrews and the description was published in The Botanist s Repository for New and Rare Plants 4 5 The specific epithet triflora means three flowered 6 Distribution and habitat editPink five corners is a widespread species in New South Wales growing in woodlands and open sclerophyll forests on moist sandy soils or loams including coastal areas north of Jervis Bay and the upper Blue Mountains 2 7 References edit a b Styphelia triflora Australian Plant Census Retrieved 31 December 2020 a b c Styphelia triflora PlantNET NSW flora online Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Retrieved 31 December 2020 Styphelia triflora Friends of the Lance Cove National Park Retrieved 2 January 2021 Styphelia triflora Australian Plant Name Index Retrieved 2 January 2021 Andrews Henry 1797 The Botanist s Repository for New and Rare Plants 1 ed London T Bensley Sharr Francis Aubi George Alex 2019 Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings 3rd ed Kardinya WA Four Gables Press p 327 ISBN 9780958034180 Fairley Alan Moore Philip 2010 Native Plants of the Sydney Region Jacana Books p 110 ISBN 978 1 74175 571 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Styphelia triflora amp oldid 1137386798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
