''Agiortia'' is a small

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of flowering plants in the family

Ericaceae The Ericaceae () are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with about 4,250 known species spread acros ...

. They are native to

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and

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in Australia. There are three species as follows: *'' Agiortia cicatricata'' (J.M.Powell) Quinn syn. ''Leucopogon cicatricatus'' *'' Agiortia pedicellata'' (C.T.White) Quinn syn. ''Leucopogon pedicellatus'' *'' Agiortia pleiosperma'' (F.Muell.) Quinn syn. ''Leucopogon pleiospermus'' The genus is closely related to ''

Leucopogon ''Leucopogon'' is a genus of about 150-160 species of shrubs or small trees in the family Ericaceae, in the section of that family formerly treated as the separate family Epacridaceae. They are native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, the ...

''. The genus name of ''Agiortia'' is in honour of Despina (Fanias) Agioritis (1927–1994), an Australian botanist from

Innisfail, Queensland Innisfail (from Irish language, Irish: Inis Fáil) is a regional town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The town was originally called Geraldton until 1910. In the , the town o ...

. It was first described and published in Australian Systematic Botany in 2005.

References

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