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Stenanthera

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae Juss

Order
  
Ericales

Rank
  
Genus

Stenanthera

Similar
  
Astroloma, Styphelia, Leucopogon

Stenanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the heath or heather family Ericaceae. The name of the genus comes from Greek words, stenos = narrow and anthera = anthers.

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Taxonomy

The classification of this genus is not settled and all the species have synonyms.

Species

  • Stenanthera brachyloma F.Muell (= Brachyloma geissoloma (F.Muell.) Cranfield)
  • Stenanthera ciliata Lindl (= Astroloma ciliatum (Lindl) Druce) – Candle Cranberry
  • Stenanthera conostephioides Sonder (= Astroloma conostephioides (Sond) Druce) – Flame Heath
  • Stenanthera pinifolia R.Br (= Astroloma pinifolium (R.Br.) Benth.) – Pine Heath
  • Stenanthera squamuligera (Sonder) F.Muell ex Benth. (= Astroloma baxteri (A.Cunn.) ex DC.)

    • Distribution

    Stenanthera species are found south-western Western Australia or, in the case of S. conostephioides in south-eastern Australia.

    References

    Stenanthera Wikipedia
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