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Styphelia angustifolia DC.
Family Ericaceae
Subfamily Epacridoideae
Styphelia angustifolia DC. APNI*

Synonyms: Styphelia laeta var. angustifolia APNI*

Description: Erect shrub to 1.8 m high; branchlets velvety.

Leaves lanceolate to narrow-ovate, 10–29 mm long, 1.4–4.8 mm wide, acute; margins toothed; lamina flat, upper surface finely pubescent near base; petiole to 1 mm long.

Flowers pendent, pale green; bracteoles 3–4.4 mm long, glabrous. Sepals 8–9.7 mm long, glabrous. Corolla tube 15.4–18.9 mm long; lobes 11.5–14.3 mm long. Filaments 8.4–10.5 mm long; anthers 3.9–5 mm long.

Fruit 6–7 mm long, ridged.


Herbarium
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Flowering: December–February, also July.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in dry sclerophyll forest on rocky sandstone outcrops; chiefly from the lower Blue Mtns to Pigeon House Mtn, and in the Rocky Creek and Warialda district.
NSW subdivisions: CC, CT, ST, NWS
AVH map***

Text by J. M. Powell, except for groups with contributors listed
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


ECOLOGY

Life History
Flowers Pale green, December--February.

Fruit/seed Succulent ridged fruit (drupe), 6--7 mm long.

Dispersal, establishment and growth Diaspore: fruit.


Habitat
Habitat Rocky outcrop.

Altitude 0--600 m                                      Annual rainfall 900--1600 mm

Typical local abundance Rare.

Vegetation Open-forest.

Substrate Sandstone.


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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