Dracophyllum verticillatum
Dracophyllum verticillatum is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to New Caledonia. It was first described by Jacques Labillardière in 1800 and gets the specific epithet verticillatum for its flowers growing on verticillasters. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits exposed plains and gentle mountain slopes and reaches a height of 0.2–7 m tall.[1]
| Dracophyllum verticillatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Dracophyllum |
| Species: | D. verticillatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracophyllum verticillatum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dracophyllum dracaenoides Schltr. | |
References
Notes
Citations
- Venter, Stephanus (March 2021). "A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 34 (2): 73–76. doi:10.1071/SB19049_CO. ISSN 1030-1887.
 Species of the Dracophyllum genus | |
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| subg. Dracophyllum |
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| subg. Oreothamnus |
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| subg. Cystanthe |
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| subg. Richea |
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