Epacris heteronema is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is an erect shrub with many branches, that typically grows to a height of 0.6–6 m (2 ft 0 in – 19 ft 8 in). Its leaves are egg-shaped with an often heart-shaped base and a sharply-pointed tip. The flowers are arranged singly in a few leaf axils near the ends of the branches and are white and tube-shaped, with lobes about the same length as the petal tube.[3]

Epacris heteronema
In the Australian National Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Epacris
Species:
E. heteronema
Binomial name
Epacris heteronema

Epacris heteronema was first formally described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière in his Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[4][5]

This epacris grows in heath and is widely distributed in the south and south-west of Tasmania.[6]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2021). "Epacris heteronema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T200350733A200350735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T200350733A200350735.en. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Epacris heteronema". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ Rodway, Leonard (1903). The Tasmanian Flora. Hobart: Tasmanian Government Printer. p. 121. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Epacris heteronema". APNI. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ Labillardière, Jacques (1805). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Vol. 1. Paris. p. 42. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ Jordan, Greg. "Epacris heteronema". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 17 June 2022.