Rupicola
For the bird genus, see Cock-of-the-rock.
| Rupicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rupicola Maiden & Betche |
| Species | |
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Rupicola is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.[1] The species are endemic to New South Wales in Australia and include:[2]
- Rupicola apiculata (A.Cunn.) I.Telford
- Rupicola ciliata I.Telford
- Rupicola decumbens I.Telford
- Rupicola sprengelioides Maiden & Betche
The genus was first formally described in 1898 by Joseph Maiden and Ernst Betche.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rupicola". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "Genus Rupicola". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2012.