Pentachondra pumila

Pentachondra pumila

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Epacridoideae
Tribus: Styphelieae
Genus: Pentachondra
Species: Pentachondra pumila

Name

Pentachondra pumila R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 549. (1810).

Synonyms

• Decaspora pumila (J.R. & G.Forst.) F.Muell.
• Epacris pumila J.R. & G.Forst.
• Epacris vaccinioides Lhotzky ex Sond.
• Pentachondra rubra Colenso
• Pentachondra vaccinioides Sond.
• Pernettya polyphylla Col.
• Styphelia pumila (J.R. & G.Forst.) Spreng.
• Trochocarpa pumila (J.R. & G.Forst.) F.Muell.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Australasia Regional:Australia Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania) Regional: New Zealand New Zealand (widespread), Chatham Isl. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. ; 549.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Pentachondra pumila. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pentachondra pumila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Pentachondra pumila. Published online. Accessed: Apr 26 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Pentachondra pumila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Apr 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pentachondra pumila in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: carpet heath

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