Richea sprengelioides
| Richea sprengelioides | |
|---|---|
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| Richea sprengelioides in Walls of Jerusalem National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Richea |
| Species: | R. sprengelioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Richea sprengelioides (R.Br.) F.Muell. [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cystanthe sprengelioides R.Br. | |
Richea sprengelioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania.
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. He gave it the name Cystanthe sprengelioides.[1] In 1867 Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller transferred the species to the genus Richea.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Richea sprengelioides ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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