''Leptecophylla'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the Epacridaceae family, a subfamily of

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 ...

. The genus is native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the

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. Some species in this genus were formerly classified within the genera '' Cyathodes'', ''

Lissanthe ''Lissanthe'' is a genus of about 10 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Lissanthe'' are small, erect to spreading shrubs with egg-shaped to oblong leaves. Up to 17 Monoicy, bisex ...

'', ''

Styphelia ''Styphelia'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Ericaceae, native from Mainland Southeast Asia, Indo-China through the Pacific to Australia. Most have minute or small leaves with a sharp tip, single, tube-shaped flowers arranged in leaf ...

'' and '' Trochocarpa''. The genus is a harder, erect shrub with small sharply pointed leaves and the distinguishable pink berries (although they are also found to be red or white). The plant's fruit is edible, raw or cooked. The genus can grow anywhere between 30 cm to 3 meters in height depending on the species.

Species

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accepted 14 species: *'' Leptecophylla abietina'' (Labill.) C.M.Weiller (

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

) *'' Leptecophylla brassii'' (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (Southeastern

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

) *'' Leptecophylla brevistyla'' (J.W.Moore) C.M.Weiller (

Society Islands The Society Islands ( , officially ; ) are an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean that includes the major islands of Tahiti, Mo'orea, Moorea, Raiatea, Bora Bora and Huahine. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country ...

) *'' Leptecophylla divaricata'' (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (

) *''

Leptecophylla juniperina ''Leptecophylla juniperina'' is an Australasian species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. Description Subspecies Three subspecies are recognised as follows: *''Leptecophylla juniperina'' (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller subs ...

'' (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (Southwest and southeast

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and

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) *'' Leptecophylla mariannensis'' (Kaneh.) C.M.Weiller (

Marianas Islands The Mariana Islands ( ; ), also simply the Marianas, are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, between the 12th and 21st pa ...

) *'' Leptecophylla oxycedrus'' (Labill.) Jarman (Southern

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and

) *'' Leptecophylla parvifolia'' (R.Br.) Jarman (

) *'' Leptecophylla pendulosa'' (Jarman) C.M.Weiller (Eastern

) *'' Leptecophylla pogonocalyx'' C.M.Weiller (

) *'' Leptecophylla pomarae'' (A.Gray) C.M.Weiller (

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian language, Tahitian , ; ) is the largest island of the Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located in the central part of t ...

) *'' Leptecophylla rapae'' (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (

Rapa Iti Rapa, also called Rapa Iti, or "Little Rapa", to distinguish it from Easter Island, whose Polynesian name is Rapa Nui, is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. Th ...

and

Austral Islands The Austral Islands ( officially ''Archipel des Australes;'' ) are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of France, overseas country of the France, French Republic in the Oceania, South Pacific. Geographicall ...

) *'' Leptecophylla robusta'' (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (

Chatham Islands The Chatham Islands ( ; Moriori language, Moriori: , 'Misty Sun'; ) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, and consisting of about 10 islands within an approxima ...

in New Zealand) *'' Leptecophylla tameiameiae'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller ( Hawaiian and

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands ( ; or ' or ' ; Marquesan language, Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan language, North Marquesan) and ' (South Marquesan language, South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcano, volcanic islands in ...

)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2357573 Epacridoideae Ericaceae genera