Leptecophylla juniperina
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Leptecophylla juniperina is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. The species is native to New Zealand and the Australian states of Tasmania and Victoria.[1] The plant's fruit is edible, raw or cooked. Plants grow best in areas with moderate winters and cool moist summers.
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Leptecophylla juniperina, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Leptecophylla |
Species: | L. juniperina |
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Three subspecies are recognised as follows:[2]
- Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller subsp. juniperina (New Zealand and Tasmania)[3]
- Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. oxycedrus (Labill.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania and Victoria)[3]
- Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. parvifolia (R.Br.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)[3]
An example occurrence of L. juniperina is in the red and silver beech forests admixed with rimu and miro podocarps on northern South Island, New Zealand; associate understory species in this South Island forest include Blechnum discolor.[4]