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Epacris
''Epacris'' is a genus of about forty species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. It was formerly treated in a closely related but separate family Epacridaceae, but the various genera within Epacridaceae including ''Epacris'' have been revised in their relationships to each other and brought under the common umbrella of the Ericaceae. The genus ''Epacris'' is native to eastern and southeastern Australia (southeast Queensland south to Tasmania and west to southeast South Australia), and New Zealand. The species are known as heaths or Australian heaths. Description Plants in the genus ''Epacris'' are shrubs with simple leaves that are a similar colour on both surfaces and with flowers arranged singly in leaf axils near the ends of the branches, sometimes extending along the branches. Each flower is surrounded by many bracts and five, usually glabrous sepals. The petals are joined to produce a cylindrical or bell-like tube with five lobes on the end. There are five stamens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epacris Longiflora
''Epacris longiflora'', commonly known as fuchsia heath or cigarette flower, is a plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with egg-shaped, pointed leaves and red tube-shaped flowers which give the plant its name ''longiflora'' and are usually present throughout the year. Its native range extends from the central coast of New South Wales to southern Queensland. Description ''Epacris longiflora'' is an erect to spreading shrub which grows to a height of and has stems with prominent short, broad leaf scars. The leaves are egg-shaped, long, wide with a pointed tip. The leaves are thin, flat and have margins with minute teeth. The flowers are red with a white tip, sometimes all red and have a peduncle up to long. There are five petals which are fused to form a tube with five lobes at the end. The tube is long, in diameter and the lobes are long. At the base of the petal tube there are whorls of bracts and five sepals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epacris Acuminata
''Epacris acuminata'', commonly known as claspleaf heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a small, spreading shrub with egg-shaped, stem-clasping leaves and tube-shaped flowers with white petals. Description ''Epacris acuminata'' is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to , and has many branches from near the base. The leaves are egg-shaped, concave and stem-clasping, long and wide on a petiole less than long. The tip of the leaves is sharply-pointed and there are five to seven veins showing on the lower surface. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils in dense clusters along the branches. The petals are white and joined at the base, forming a tube long with lobes about the same length. The style is long and protrudes from the petal tube with the stamens. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is a capsule about long with the remains of the sepals and bracts attached. Taxono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |