''Epacris celata'' is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a spreading to erect shrub with flat, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and tube-shaped white flowers clustered in upper leaf axils.

Description

''Epacris celata'' is a spreading to erect shrub that typically grows to a height of and has reddish-brown young stems. Its leaves are more or less flat, elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base long and wide on a petiole up to long. The flowers are clustered in a few leaf axils near the ends of branches, each on a

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long. The five sepals are long and the

petal Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''c ...

s are joined to form a white tube, long, the lobes long. The five

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s and the style are enclosed in the petal tube.

Taxonomy and naming

''Epacris celata'' was first formally described in 1995 by R.K.Crowden in the journal, '' Muelleria'' from specimens collected on the Bogong High Plains in 1993. The

specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

(''celata'') means "concealed", because the plant is hidden with other species and is only noticed when flowering.

Distribution and habitat

This epacris grows in alpine heath in wet places or near streams on higher mountains of the Bogong High Plains in Victoria and near Mount Kosciuszko and in

Wadbilliga National Park Wadbilliga National Park is a national park that is located in high country spanning the Monaro and South Coast regions of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Location and features Wadbilliga National Park is located southwest of Sydney ...

in New South Wales.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15376556 celata Ericales of Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (state) Plants described in 1995 Endemic flora of Australia