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Styphelia

Styphelia is a genus of shrubs in the heather family, Ericaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Species include:

  • Styphelia adscendens R.Br. – Golden Heath
  • Styphelia exarrhena (F.Muell.) F.Muell. – Desert Styphelia
  • Styphelia exserta (F.Muell.) Sleumer
  • Styphelia floribunda (Brongn. & Gris) Sleumer
  • Styphelia hainesii F.Muell.
  • Styphelia intertexta A.S.George
  • Styphelia laeta R.Br.
  • Styphelia longifolia R.Br.
  • Styphelia melaleucoides F.Muell.
  • Styphelia perileuca J.M.Powell
  • Styphelia psiloclada J.M.Powell
  • Styphelia pulchella (Sond.) F.Muell.
  • Styphelia tameiameiae ( Cham. & Schltdl.) F.Muell. – Pūkiawe ( Hawaii and Marquesas Islands)
  • Styphelia tenuiflora Benth. – Common Pinheath
  • Styphelia triflora Andrews – Pink Five-Corners
  • Styphelia tubiflora Sm. – Red Five-Corner
  • Styphelia viridis Andrews

A number of species formerly included in this genus have been reassigned to other genera including Acrothamnus, Agiortia, Astroloma, Brachyloma, Croninia, Cyathopsis, Leptecophylla, Leucopogon, Lissanthe and Planocarpa.

Usage examples of "styphelia".

The Astroloma pinifolium, which is something like the Styphelia, he could eat, and he was very fond of it.

Somehow it was known that the boy had eaten of the forbidden styphelia fruit and he had to be purged of it.