Ericaceae Juss.
Styphelia carolineae Hislop , legitimate, scientific
Hislop, M. (9 December 2021), New species of Western Australian Styphelia (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae: Styphelieae) from the S. pendula and S. conostephioides groups. Nuytsia 32: 230-234, Figs 18, 19 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "north-east of Jurien Bay, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 7 June 2010, M. Hislop 4034 (holo: PERTH 08290997; iso: CANB, CNS, K, MEL, NSW)."
taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon sp. Cockleshell Gully (J.M.Powell 1749) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • Etymology: "Named in honour of botanist and molecular biologist, Dr Caroline Puente-Lelièvre, whose meticulous research into the phylogeny of the StypheliaAstroloma clade ... led to the acceptance of a broad circumscription for Styphelia and culminated a decades-long series of investigations into this complex subject.
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 13 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon sp. Cockleshell Gully (J.M.Powell 1749) WA Herbarium [n/a]