| Green five corners | |
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| Styphelia viridis at Waterfall | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Styphelia |
| Species: | S. tubiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Styphelia tubiflora | |
Styphelia viridis, commonly called green five corners, is a plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the east coast of Australia. It owes its common name to the appearance of its fruit - a drupe with a flat top and five distinct ribs, and to the colour of its flowers. The flowers appear in autumn and winter and are a source of food for honeyeaters.[1]
In describing this species, Henry Cranke Andrews noted: "Few of the plants from New Holland have excited more admiration than the Styphelias....our present plant, together with the other species already known from dried specimens, lead us to conjecture that the genus is as copious as any, Banksias not excepted, from that country."[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ANPSAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Andrews, Henry C. (1803). The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants. p. 312. Retrieved 17 April 2015.