Leptecophylla 

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Eudicots > Asterids > Ericales > Ericaceae > Leptecophylla

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Plant  information

Common name:         Pinkberry

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

Fruit:                         

• The plant's fruit is edible, raw or cooked

Leaves:         

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• The genus can grow anywhere between 30 cm to 3 m in height depending on the species

• The genus is a hard, erect shrub with small sharply pointed leaves and the distinguishable pink berries (although they are also found to be red or white)

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Habitat:   

Distribution:                  

• Native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands

Species:                     

• World:           12

• Australia:        5

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

• Leptecophylla is a genus of flowering plants in the Epacridaceae family, a subfamily of Ericaceae

• Some species in this genus were formerly classified within the genera Cyathodes, Lissanthe, Styphelia and Trochocarpa

• As of December 2018, Plants of the World Online accepted 12 species:

  • Leptecophylla abietina (Labill.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)

  • Leptecophylla brassii (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (New Guinea)

  • Leptecophylla brevistyla (J.W.Moore) C.M.Weiller (Society Islands)

  • Leptecophylla divaricata (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (eastern Tasmania)

  • Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand)

  • Leptecophylla mariannensis (Kaneh.) C.M.Weiller (Marianas Islands)

  • Leptecophylla parvifolia (R.Br.) Jarman (Tasmania)

  • Leptecophylla pendulosa (Jarman) C.M.Weiller (northeast Tasmania)

  • Leptecophylla pogonocalyx C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)

  • Leptecophylla pomarae (A.Gray) C.M.Weiller (Tahiti)

  • Leptecophylla rapae (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (Rapa Iti and Austral Islands)

  • Leptecophylla robusta (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (Chatham Islands in New Zealand)

  • Leptecophylla tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller (Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands)

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptecophylla (2023)