Styphelia tubiflora explained

Styphelia tubiflora, commonly known as red five-corners,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is an erect to spreading shrub with oblong to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and usually red, tube-shaped flowers.

Description

Styphelia tubiflora is an erect to spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of and has branchlets with soft hairs. Its leaves are oblong or egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and long on a petiole long. The tip of the leaf narrows and the upper surface is often rough to the touch.[2]

The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils and are nearly sessile or on a very short peduncle, usually red, sometimes cream-coloured or pale yellowish-green. There arebracteoles long at the base of the flowers and the sepals are

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fairley . Alan . Moore . Philip . Native Plants of the Sydney Region . 2010 . Jacana Books . Crows Nest, N.S.W. . 9781741755718.
  2. Web site: Powell . Jocelyn M. . Styphelia tubiflora" . Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney . 26 April 2024.