Ericaceae Juss.
Sprengelia minima Crowden
, legitimate, scientific
[Crowden, R.K. (23 August 2013), Emendments to Sprengelia Sm., (Epacridoideae Ericaceae), Tasmania, Australia. Telopea 15]:
62-63, Figs 2-5
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Mawson Plateau, Mt. Field National Park, 100 m NW from top end of ski tow (now abandoned) in Dracophyllum minimum cushions, 42 41S 146 34 E, 1285 m, AMGray 1513, (holo: HO530529; iso: MEL, CANB [as CAN], NSW).
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Etymology:
"the name minima was chosen because the plant is of much smaller habit than other species of Sprengelia."
[de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island]:
41
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Sprengelia sp. Mt Field (A.M.Gray 1513) Tas. Herbarium
[n/a]