Richea sprengelioides
| Richea sprengelioides | |
|---|---|
| Richea sprengelioides in Walls of Jerusalem National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Richea |
| Species: | R. sprengelioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Richea sprengelioides | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cystanthe sprengelioides R.Br. | |
Richea sprengelioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is one of the 11 species within the genus Richea that are endemic to Australia, of which 9 are found only in Tasmania.
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. He gave it the name Cystanthe sprengelioides.[2] In 1867 Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller transferred the species to the genus Richea.
It is found throughout the mountainous regions of Tasmania.