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Generic concepts in Styphelieae (Ericaceae): the Cyathodes group

Christopher J. Quinn A B , Elizabeth A. Brown A , Margaret M. Heslewood A and Darren M. Crayn A
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A Botanic Gardens Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: chris.quinn@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Australian Systematic Botany 18(5) 439-454 https://doi.org/10.1071/SB05005
Submitted: 18 March 2005  Accepted: 25 July 2005   Published: 27 October 2005

Abstract

Non-molecular and atpB−rbcL spacer sequence datasets for 38 taxa representing Cyathodes Labill. sensu lato and its relatives, together with several outgroups from Styphelieae, Oligarrheneae, Epacreae and Archerieae, were subjected to cladistic analyses. The monophyly of Cyathodes sensu Weiller, Leptecophylla Weiller, Lissanthe R.Br. sensu Crayn et al. and Planocarpa Weiller is supported. Cyathopsis Brongn. & Gris is expanded to include two other New Caledonian species, Styphelia violaceospicata (Guillaumin) McPherson and S. albicans (Brongn. & Gris) Sleumer. Androstoma Hook.f. is redefined to include Leucopogon milliganii (F.Muell.) Rodway. Leucopogon durus Benth. is transferred to Acrotriche R.Br. Two new genera are described: Acrothamnus C.J.Quinn, comprising at least five species in eastern Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific; Agiortia C.J.Quinn, comprising three species in north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Keys to the species of Acrothamnus, Agiortia, Androstoma and Cyathopsis are provided.


Acknowledgments

We thank Dr Peter Wilson for the Latin diagnoses and nomenclatural advice, Dr Steven Wagstaff for making some observations on specimens at CHR and providing samples from same for study, Mr Alex George for locating types while ABLO at K, and the following for plant material: Mr M Hislop, Mr R Johns and Drs MW Chase, E Cross, GP Findlay, SW Jacobs, KA Kron, PJ de Lange, Y Menadue, B Molloy, JA Rattenbury, J Ward. Some of the molecular and non-molecular data are drawn from the Grad. Dip. project of Mr Wayne Cherry; Dr Deryn Alpers and Dr Marcelle O’Brien assisted with sequencing work. This project was supported by Australian Research Council grant no. A19700885.


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Appendix 1.  List of binomials for terminal taxa
Taxa followed sequentially by authorities, GenBank sequence accession numbers, voucher specimens for DNA (bold) and morphology, with location indicated by Index Herbariorum abbreviations. LC, botanic garden living collection accession
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  • Acrotriche affinis DC. AY372541, NSW422938, NSW270671, NSW270672

  • Ac. cordata (Labill.) R.Br. AY372545, NSW416321, NSW270682, NSW200773, NSW201255, NSW203803, NSW201255

  • Ac. divaricata R.Br. AF155855, NSW242116, NSW235603, NSW271691, NSW420775, NSW415928

  • Ac. patula R.Br. AY372542, NSW416315, NSW271014, NSW271015, NSW416315

  • Ac. ramiflora R.Br. AY636036, NSW416350, NSW202093, NSW203726, NSW200842, NSW452745

  • Ac. rigida B.R.Paterson AY636037, NSW607340, NSW271055, NSW420629, NSW446409

  • Androstoma empetrifolia Hook.f. AY372670, UNSW22891, AK170401, NSW237130, NSW433151

  • Archeria comberi Hook.f. AF155840, UNSW22567, NSW473536

  • Ar. racemosa Hook.f. T.F.C. s.n. Little Barrier Island, New Zealand (NSW)

  • Ar. serpyllifolia Hook.f. UNSW22579, NSW437312

  • Cyathodes glauca Labill. AF155858, UNSW22521, NSW264786, NSW369371

  • Cd. platysoma C.M.Weiller AY372560, UNSW23903, NSW430873

  • Cd. straminea R.Br. AF208752, UNSW22564, NSW369048

  • Cyathopsis floribunda Brongn. & Gris AY636040, NSW611644, NSW422938, M.Schmid 4053 (NSW)

  • Epacris gunnii Hook.f. AY636041, UNSW22581, NSW443117

  • E. impressa Labill. AF155849, LC-680556 (E), NSW266003

  • E. obtusifolia Sm. AY636042, UNSW21178, NSW154119, NSW426860

  • Leptecophylla abietina (Labill.) C.M.Weiller AY372561, UNSW23964, 118443 (HO), 97895 (HO), NSW264779, NSW466096

  • Lp. divaricata (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller AY372562, UNSW23748, NSW466002, NSW369365, NSW466007, NSW369031

  • Lp. juniperina (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) C.M.Weiller subsp. juniperina NZ: AY372563, UNSW23899, NSW235460, NSW438005, NSW241705; TAS: AY372564, UNSW23901, NSW437650, NSW437688

  • Lp. juniperina subsp. oxycedrus (Labill.) C.M.Weiller AY372565, UNSW17190, NSW438079

  • Lp. juniperina subsp. parvifolia (R. Br.) C.M.Weiller AY372566, UNSW22558, NSW277222, NSW403601, NSW456884, NSW465888

  • Lp. pendulosa (Jarman) C.M.Weiller AY372567, UNSW17195, 310267 (HO), NSW369357, NSW452735

  • Lp. robusta (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller AY372568, AK281458 (NSW), 403400 (CHR), 510523 (CHR), D.R.Given 13042 (CHR)

  • Lp. tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller AY372569, NSW456149, Degener & Hathaway 20525 (NSW), E.Y.Hosuka 1041 (NSW), NSW456149

  • Leucopogon cicatricatus J.M.Powell AY372572, NSW500119, NSW266435

  • Le. colensoi Hook.f. AY372573, 282016 (AK), AK237615, CHR496541, Garnock-Jones 1211 (NSW)

  • Le. durus Benth. AY636035, M.Hislop 2993 (PERTH), AQ494580 (PERTH)

  • Le. hookeri Behr & F.Muell. ex Sond. NSW: AF208774, UNSW22503, ANU10300 (NSW), JM Powell 324 (NSW); TAS: UNSW24083

  • Le. maccraei F.Muell. AF208778, LC-860529 (NSW), CBG016361 (NSW), MEL502296 (NSW), CBG9314790 (NSW), NSW363692, NSW441684, AC Beauglehole34172 (NSW), DB Foreman 1947 (NSW), NG Walsh 209 (NSW), JH Willis 13.xi.1968 (NSW), van Rees 076 (NSW)

  • Le. milliganii (F.Muell.) Rodway AY372575, NSW459519, HO56009 (HO), HO324153 (NSW), HO410894 (HO)

  • Le. montanus (R.Br.) J.H.Willis AY372576, UNSW23799, NSW269019, NSW269007, NSW472346, NSW629984, J.M.Powell 1494 & 1526 (NSW)

  • Le. pedicellatus C.T.White AY372577, NSW504182, NSW238258, NSW238270

  • Le. pleiospermus (F.Muell.) Benth. AY372578, NSW492873, NSW206125, NSW238734, NSW249159

  • Le. spathaceus Pedley AY372580, NSW363698, AQ651467 (NSW), NSW452077

  • Lissanthe brevistyla A.R.Bean AY372581, AQ666659 (NSW)

  • Li. pleurandroides (F.Muell.) D.M.Crayn & M.Hislop ms. AY636043, M.Hislop 3055 (PERTH), NSW296521

  • Li. pluriloculata (F.Muell.) J.M.Powell, D.M.Crayn & E.A.Br. AF208786, UNSW23597, NSW388891, NSW369014

  • Li. powelliae D.M.Crayn & E.A.Br. AY372582, NSW415501

  • Li. rubicunda (F.Muell.) J.M.Powell, D.M.Crayn & E.A.Br. AY372579, NSW416370, NSW203823, NSW203850

  • Li. sapida R.Br. AF208793, UNSW23213, NSW263789, NSW409828, NSW412090

  • Li. strigosa (Sm.) R.Br. AF208794, LC-931330 (NSW), NSW282569, NSW438810

  • Li. synandra D.M.Crayn & M.Hislop ms. AY636038, M.Hislop & F.Hort 2553 (PERTH)

  • Monotoca tamariscina F.Muell. AY372586, UNSW22968, NSW403122, NSW417499, NSW441103

  • Oligarrhena micrantha R.Br. AF155854, UNSW22974, NSW203537, NSW418386

  • Needhamiella pumilio (R.Br.) L.Watson AF155853, UNSW22976, NSW203537, NSW398414

  • Pentachondra dehiscens Cherry AY005093, UNSW22189, NSW432147

  • Pe. involucrata R.Br. AY005087, NSW268191, NSW366406, NSW442300

  • Pe. pumila (J.R.Forst. and G.Forst.) R.Br. AF155860, LC-681038 (E), NSW392498, NSW403481, NSW203211, NSW447960

  • Planocarpa nitida (Jarman) C.M.Weiller AY372593, UNSW23798, NSW264785

  • Pl. petiolaris (DC.) C.M.Weiller AY372594, UNSW22563, NSW432977, NSW432980

  • Styphelia albicans Brongn. & Gris AY636039, NSW611398, NSW238902

  • S. suaveolens (Hook.f.) Warb. AY372589, R.Johns 9397 (K), LAE61948 (NSW), LAE65182 (NSW), NSW379436, NSW507688, 374526 (BRI), 374528 (BRI); WJB 970 (K)

  • Trochocarpa gunnii (Hook.f.) Benth. AF155861, UNSW22574, HO405637 (NSW), NSW368474, NSW392496

  • T. laurina (Rudge) R.Br. AY005092, LC-822985 (NSW), NSW407118