Styphelia allittii

Styphelia allittii
Conservation status
	; Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Styphelia
Species:	S. allittii
Binomial name
	Styphelia allittii; (F.Muell.) F.Muell.[1]
	Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]
	Leucopogon allittii F.Muell.

Styphelia allittii is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rigid, glabrous shrub that typically grows to a height of about 30 cm (12 in) and has egg-shaped or lance-shaped leaves and tube-shaped, white flowers.[2]

It was first formally described in 1864 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected near the Murchison River by Augustus Oldfield.[3][4] The specific epithet (allittii) honours William Allitt, who worked at the botanic gardens at Portland.[5]

Styphelia allittii occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "Priority Three"[6] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[7]

References

"Styphelia allittii". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 6. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
"Leucopogon allittii". APNI. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 4. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 103. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780958034180.
"Styphelia allittii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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[POWO-1] "Styphelia allittii". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[Benth.-2] Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 6. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[APNI-3] "Leucopogon allittii". APNI. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[F.Muell.-4] von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 4. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 103. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[Sharr-5] Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780958034180.

[FB-6] "Styphelia allittii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

[codes-7] "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 24 September 2023.