Styphelia perileuca J.M.Powell APNI* Synonyms: Styphelia perileukos J.M.Powell ms. APNI*
Description: Erect to spreading shrub to 0.7 m high; branchlets scabrous to hispid.
Leaves broad-elliptic, oblong-elliptic or sometimes obovate, 6.2–11.8 mm long, 2.9–4.9 mm wide, margin finely toothed, often hyaline; lamina ± glabrous, upper surface slightly convex; petiole 0.5–1mm long.
Flowers pendent, translucent, yellow-green with fine red stripes; bracteoles 3.1–4.5 mm long. Sepals 8.7–10 mm long, glabrous. Corolla tube 12–13.8 mm long; lobes 11.9–14.3 mm long. Filaments 10.5–11.3 mm long; anthers 2.4–3 mm long. Ovary ovoid, 5–6 mm long, ridged.
Fruit 8–11 mm long, 5-ridged, translucent yellow-green.
Flowering: Flowers September
Distribution and occurrence: Known only from Round Mountain area, near Ebor on the Northern Tablelands. Grows in dry sclerophyll forest on sandy loam over granite.
NSW subdivisions: NT
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Vulnerable; Commonwealth EPBC: Vulnerable
Text by E.A. Brown
Taxon concept: Flora NSW III
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