Leptecophylla: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Leptecophylla
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Leptecophylla
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Leptecophylla
Leptecophylla is a genus of flowering plants in the Epacridaceae family, a subfamily of Ericaceae. The genus is native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Some species in this genus were formerly classified within the genera Cyathodes, Lissanthe, Styphelia 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.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
Child Taxa
- Leptecophylla abietina
- Leptecophylla brassii
- Leptecophylla brevistyla
- Leptecophylla divaricata
- Leptecophylla juniperina
- Leptecophylla mariannensis
- Leptecophylla oxycedrus
- Leptecophylla parvifolia
- Leptecophylla pendulosa
- Leptecophylla pogonocalyx
- Leptecophylla pomarae
- Leptecophylla rapae
- Leptecophylla robusta
- Leptecophylla tameiameiae




























































































































































