Leptecophylla juniperina
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|genus = Leptecophylla
|species = juniperina
|authority = (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller
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| Cyathodes juniperina|(G.Forst.) Druce
| Cyathodes juniperina| Druce
| Styphelia juniperina| Pers.
| Epacris juniperina|Forst. & Forst. f.
| Leucopogon juniperinus|R. Br.
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Leptecophylla juniperina is an Australasian species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.
Description
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Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognised as follows:{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=LEPTECOPHYLLA+JUNIPERINA|title=Leptecophylla juniperina |access-date=2009-05-10 |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}
- Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller subsp. juniperina (New Zealand and Tasmania){{cite journal|author=Weiller, C.M.|year=1999|title=Leptecophylla, a new genus for species formerly included in Cyathodes (Epacridaceae). |journal=Muelleria|volume=12|issue=2|pages=201}}
- Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. oxycedrus (Labill.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania and Victoria)
- Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. parvifolia (R.Br.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania)
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to New Zealand and the Australian states of Tasmania and Victoria. Plants grow best in areas with moderate winters and cool moist summers.
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 forest include Blechnum discolor.C. Michael Hogan. 2009
Uses
The plant's fruit is edible, raw or cooked.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Common names
Common names in New Zealand include prickly heath and prickly mingimingi. Māori names for this plant include hukihuki, hukihukiraho, inakapōriro, inangapōriro, kūkuku, miki, mikimiki, mingi, mingimingi ngohungohu, pā tōtara, taumingi, and tūmingi.{{cite web|title=Leptecophylla juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller (1999) | work=New Zealand Plants Database|publisher=Landcare Research|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|access-date=2009-07-13}} In Australia, the subspecies parvifolia (syn. Cyathodes parviflora) is known as pink mountain berry.{{cite book|author=Cochrane, G.R.|author2=Fuhrer, B.A.|author3=Rotherdam, E.M.|author4=Simmons, J.|author5=Simmons, M.|authorlink6=James Hamlyn Willis|author6=Willis, J.H.|name-list-style=amp| title=Flowers and Plants of Victoria and Tasmania |publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed| year=1980 | isbn=0-589-50256-5}}
References
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Category:Ericales of Australia
Category:Flora of Victoria (state)
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