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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 [[Australia]]n states of [[Tasmania]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].
'''''Leptecophylla juniperina''''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Ericaceae]]. The species is native to [[New Zealand]] and the [[Australia]]n states of [[Tasmania]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. Edible Fruit, raw or cooked. Plants grow best in areas with moderate winters and cool moist summers.


Three subspecies are recognised as follows:<ref name=APNI>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=LEPTECOPHYLLA+JUNIPERINA|title=''Leptecophylla juniperina'' |accessdate=2009-05-10 |work= [[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}</ref>
Three subspecies are recognised as follows:<ref name=APNI>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=LEPTECOPHYLLA+JUNIPERINA|title=''Leptecophylla juniperina'' |accessdate=2009-05-10 |work= [[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}</ref>
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Maori names for this plant include ''Hukihuki'', ''Hukihukiraho'', ''Inakapōriro'', ''Inangapōriro'', ''Kūkuku'', ''Miki'', ''Mikimiki'', ''Mingi'', ''Mingimingi'' ''Ngohungohu'', ''Pā tōtara'', ''Taumingi'', ''Tūmingi''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (1999) | work=New Zealand Plants Database|publisher=Landcare Reserach|url=http://nzflora.landcareresearch.co.nz/default.aspx?selected=NameDetails&Action=Display&CancelScript=1&TabNum=0&NameId=5A3B5CC4-B7B4-4E4B-B646-913498633217&StateId=&Sort=0|accessdate=2009-7-13}}</ref>
Maori names for this plant include ''Hukihuki'', ''Hukihukiraho'', ''Inakapōriro'', ''Inangapōriro'', ''Kūkuku'', ''Miki'', ''Mikimiki'', ''Mingi'', ''Mingimingi'' ''Ngohungohu'', ''Pā tōtara'', ''Taumingi'', ''Tūmingi''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (1999) | work=New Zealand Plants Database|publisher=Landcare Reserach|url=http://nzflora.landcareresearch.co.nz/default.aspx?selected=NameDetails&Action=Display&CancelScript=1&TabNum=0&NameId=5A3B5CC4-B7B4-4E4B-B646-913498633217&StateId=&Sort=0|accessdate=2009-7-13}}</ref>
In Australia, the subspecies ''parvifolia'' (syn. ''Cyathea parviflora'') is known as '''Pink Mountain Berry'''.<ref name=Cochrane>{{cite book|author=Cochrane, G.R., Fuhrer, B.A., Rotherdam, E.M., Simmons, J.& M. and Willis, J.H.| title=Flowers and Plants of Victoria and Tasmania |publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed|location= | year=1980 | id=ISBN 0589502565}}</ref>
In Australia, the subspecies ''parvifolia'' (syn. ''Cyathea parviflora'') is known as '''Pink Mountain Berry'''.<ref name=Cochrane>{{cite book|author=Cochrane, G.R., Fuhrer, B.A., Rotherdam, E.M., Simmons, J.& M. and Willis, J.H.| title=Flowers and Plants of Victoria and Tasmania |publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed|location= | year=1980 | id=ISBN 0589502565}}</ref>

==Synonyms Names==
''Cyathodes juniperina'' Druce., ''Styphelia juniperina'' Pers., ''Epacris juniperina'' Forst. & Forst. f.''Leucopogon juniperinus'' R. Br.


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Revision as of 18:15, 17 August 2009

Leptecophylla juniperina
Leptecophylla juniperina, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
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L. juniperina
Binomial name
Leptecophylla juniperina
Synonyms

Cyathodes juniperina (G.Forst.) Druce

Flower

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. Edible Fruit, raw or cooked. Plants grow best in areas with moderate winters and cool moist summers.

Three subspecies are recognised as follows:[1]

  • L. juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller subsp. juniperina (New Zealand and Tasmania)[2]
  • L. juniperina subsp. oxycedrus (Labill.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania and Victoria)[2]
  • L. juniperina subsp. parvifolia (R.Br.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)[2]

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.[3]

Common names

Common names in New Zealand include Prickly Heath and Prickly Mingimingi. Maori names for this plant include Hukihuki, Hukihukiraho, Inakapōriro, Inangapōriro, Kūkuku, Miki, Mikimiki, Mingi, Mingimingi Ngohungohu, Pā tōtara, Taumingi, Tūmingi.[4] In Australia, the subspecies parvifolia (syn. Cyathea parviflora) is known as Pink Mountain Berry.[5]

Synonyms Names

Cyathodes juniperina Druce., Styphelia juniperina Pers., Epacris juniperina Forst. & Forst. f.Leucopogon juniperinus R. Br.

References

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  1. ^ "Leptecophylla juniperina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  2. ^ a b c Weiller, C.M. (1999). "Leptecophylla, a new genus for species formerly included in Cyathodes (Epacridaceae)". Muelleria. 12 (2): 201.
  3. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
  4. ^ "Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (1999)". New Zealand Plants Database. Landcare Reserach. Retrieved 2009-7-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Cochrane, G.R., Fuhrer, B.A., Rotherdam, E.M., Simmons, J.& M. and Willis, J.H. (1980). Flowers and Plants of Victoria and Tasmania. A.H. & A.W. Reed. ISBN 0589502565.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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