Styphelia tubiflora, known as red five-corner is a shrub found in eastern Australia. The habitat is poor sandy soils, in dry eucalyptus forest or heathlands. It occurs in areas such as Sydney, Jervis Bay and the Blue Mountains.
Typically it grows around 50 centimetres (20 in) tall. The leaves are small, 7 to 24 millimetres (0.28 to 0.94 in) long, 1.5 to 3.3 millimetres (0.059 to 0.130 in) wide.[3] Oblong or obovate in shape, with a sharp tip and very short leaf stem. Flowering occurs between April and August. Attractive red flowers 25 millimetres (0.98 in) long and more or less tubular in shape. Occasionally the flowers are yellowish green or cream. The fruit is small and globular, containing five seeds.
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^"Styphelia tubiflora". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^ abSmith, J.E (1795). "A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland". 1 (4): 45, t. 14. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^"Styphelia tubiflora Sm". PlantNet. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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styphelia, tubiflora, known, five, corner, shrub, found, eastern, australia, habitat, poor, sandy, soils, eucalyptus, forest, heathlands, occurs, areas, such, sydney, jervis, blue, mountains, five, corner, ring, chase, national, park, australiascientific, clas. Styphelia tubiflora known as red five corner is a shrub found in eastern Australia The habitat is poor sandy soils in dry eucalyptus forest or heathlands It occurs in areas such as Sydney Jervis Bay and the Blue Mountains Styphelia tubifloraRed five corner at Ku ring gai Chase National Park AustraliaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder EricalesFamily EricaceaeGenus StypheliaSpecies S tubifloraBinomial nameStyphelia tubifloraSm It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1795 1 2 Description edit nbsp painting by James Sowerby 2 Typically it grows around 50 centimetres 20 in tall The leaves are small 7 to 24 millimetres 0 28 to 0 94 in long 1 5 to 3 3 millimetres 0 059 to 0 130 in wide 3 Oblong or obovate in shape with a sharp tip and very short leaf stem Flowering occurs between April and August Attractive red flowers 25 millimetres 0 98 in long and more or less tubular in shape Occasionally the flowers are yellowish green or cream The fruit is small and globular containing five seeds References edit Styphelia tubiflora Australian Plant Name Index IBIS database Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research Australian Government Retrieved 2021 06 04 a b Smith J E 1795 A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland 1 4 45 t 14 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Styphelia tubiflora Sm PlantNet Retrieved 10 February 2018 nbsp Wikisource has original works on the topic Styphelia tubiflora nbsp This Ericaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Styphelia tubiflora amp oldid 1097266789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
