Richea dracophylla

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Eudicots > Asterids >  Ericales > Ericaceae > Richea dracophylla

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Plant  information

Common name:                ...  

Conservation status:  ...

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

•  Dense clusters of white flowers appear at the end of the branches in spring

Fruit:                         

Leaves:         

• The leaves are arranged spirally around the stems

• About 22 cm long and taper to a point

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• It is a tall, sparsely branched shrub which can grow to 5 m high, but usually less

Habitat:   

• A flowering shrub 

Distribution:                  

• Endemic to Tasmania

• Growing in southern Tasmania

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae

  • Based on collections made at Mount Wellington

• Cultivation

  • It has been cultivated in Tasmania

  • Propagation by seed more successful than by cuttings

Sources of information:

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