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Rupicola
''Rupicola'' was a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species placed in the genus are endemic to New South Wales in Australia. In 2015 it was found that genus ''Epacris'' is paraphyletic to ''Rupicola'' and ''Budawangia'', and the names ''Rupicola'' and ''Budawangia'' are now regarded as a Synonym (taxonomy), synonyms of ''Epacris'' by the Australian Plant Census and Plants of the World Online. The species formerly placed in ''Rupicola'' are heaths of limited distributions, found in cliff habitats in the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Their growth habits vary from decumbent or pendulous to more erect. Their flowers are white with short tubes and five lobes, and are, like in other epacrids, carried singly in leaf axils near the ends of the stems. Etymology The name ''Rupicola'' is formed from "''rupes-is'', a cliff, and ''cola'', an inhabitant". Taxonomy and systematics ''Rupicola'' was established as a monotypic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epacris Gnidioides
''Epacris gnidioides'', commonly known as Budawangs cliff-heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath Family (biology), family Ericaceae and is Endemism, endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales. It is a small, creeping shrub with hairy branches, sharply-pointed lance-shaped leaves, and tube-shaped, white flowers. Originally described as ''Rupicola gnidioides'', it was at one time regarded as the only species in the genus ''Budawangia'' under the synonym ''Budawangia gnidioides''. Description ''Epacris gnidioides'' is a creeping, rhizome-forming shrub with branches up to long. Its leaves are lance-shaped, long and wide on a Petiole (botany), petiole about long. The leaves are thin, concave and covered with long, soft hairs. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils on a Pedicel (botany), pedicel long, the sepals long. The petals are white and form a tube long, the lobes long and tapered. Flowering occurs from September to February and the fruit is a Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |