Epacris apiculata A.Cunn. APNI* Synonyms: Rupicola apiculata (A.Cunn.) I.Telford APNI*
Description: Slender, erect plant to 45 cm high; branchlets villous.
Leaves horizontal to reflexed, ovate, 3.3–9.4 mm long, 2–6.2 mm wide, apex acute and with a long callous tip, base cordate to ± auriculate, margins entire, inrolled; lamina thick, flat to concave; petiole 0.5–0.7 mm long, glabrous.
Flowers 4–6 mm diam., white; peduncle 1.5–2 mm long; bracts acute to acuminate. Sepals 2.4–3.9 mm long. Corolla tube 1.2–3.5 mm long; lobes 2.4–5 mm long. Anthers 1–2 mm long. Ovary 0.8–1.2 mm long, glabrous; style 4–6 mm long, glabrous.
Capsule c. 1.2 mm long, glabrous.
Flowering: October–January
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in skeletal sandy soils in damp situations on sandstone rock ledges between 700-1100 m alt.; restricted to the Blue Mtns.
NSW subdivisions: CT
Text by J. M. Powell, except for groups with contributors listed
Taxon concept: Previous name applies from Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales:340
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