''Leucopogon malayanus'' is a plant in the family

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native to Cambodia, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. However occurrence data from

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, shows it occurring in

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(Australia), Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and India. It was first described by William Jack in 1820, who "found (it) abundantly at Singapore". There are two subspecies: * ''Leucopogon malayanus'' subsp. ''novoguineensis'' (

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) Pedley * ''Leucopogon malayanus'' subsp. ''malayanus''

Description

''Leucopogon malayanus'' subsp. ''novoguineensis''

This plant is usually found as a small multistemmed windswept tree but also occurs as a shrub. The leaves may be stalked or without stalks and vary considerably in size (40-120 mm by 8-20 mm). There are about 8-12 parallel leaf veins but no obvious midrib. The flowers occur in spikes and the calyx lobes are about 2 by 1.9 mm and have hairy margins. The stamen filaments are about 1.5 mm long with anthers about 0.6 by 0.2 mm. The ovary has 8-10 locules. The fruits are squashed globules (about 5-6 by 7-9 mm diameter), and the calyx persists at the base. This subspecies is found only in north-east Queensland and New Guinea.

''Leucopogon malayanus'' subsp. ''malayanus''

This subspecies is called ''Styphelia malayana'' var. ''malayana'' by

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. It differs from ''L. malayanus'' subsp. ''novoguineensis'' in that it does not have the long hairs at the top of the ovary and at the base of the style of ''L. malayanus'' subsp. ''novoguineensis''. Additionally, the ranges of the two subspecies do not overlap.

References

malayanus Ericales of Australia Flora of New Guinea Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Plants described in 1820 {{Ericaceae-stub