''Richea victoriana '' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

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 ...

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 ...

that is endemic to

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. It is similar to ''

Richea continentis ''Richea continentis'', the candle heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to Australia. It is multi-branched shrub growing to between high. Leaves are long. The inflorescence is long with white to gree ...

'', with differences including the presence of prominent leaf scars on the stems and inflorescences that are less than 12 cm long and have a hairless stem. The species was first formally described in 1995 in '' Muelleria'' based on plant material collected from the Thomson River headwaters. It occurs in wet areas in the vicinity of the Baw Baw plateau and the Blue Range.

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victoriana Victoriana is a term used to refer to material culture related to the Victorian period (1837–1901). It often refers to decorative objects, but can also describe a variety of artifacts from the era including graphic design, publications, ph ...

Ericales of Australia Flora of Victoria (state) Plants described in 1995