Three new species of Leueopogon (Ericaceae : Styphelioideae : Styphelieae) from the far south-west of Western Australia

摘要

Histop, M. Three new species of Leucopogon (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae) from the far south-west of Western Australia. Nuytsia 18: 61-78 (2008). Two new species, Leucopogon altissimus Hislop and L. wheelerae Hislop, are described. A third taxon, L. richei (Labill.) R.Br. var. acutifolius Benth., is elevated to species level under a new name, L. interstans Hislop, and with an expanded circumscription. All three are Illustrated and their distributions mapped. Full descriptions of the species L. alternifolius R.Br. and L. australis R.Br., which are morphologically similar to L. wheelerae and L. interstans respectively, are given for Purposes of comparison. Lectotypes are designated for the Following taxa: L. alternifolius R.Br., L. australis R.Br., L. interruptus, R.Br., L. paniculatus Sond., L. polystachyus R.Br. and L. polystachyus var. serratifolius Sond.