Johnson, K, Bird pollination of the Tasmanian endemic climbing heath, Prionotes Cerinthoides, (Ericaceae),

Johnson, K, Bird pollination of the Tasmanian endemic climbing heath, Prionotes Cerinthoides, (Ericaceae),

Climbing Heath Prionotes cerinthoides

Climbing heath is common in the rainforests of the west and south-west particularly montane areas and also occurs in alpine vegetation. It is a climbing plant, often seen draped around the trunks of trees. It has relatively large and beautiful pink bell shaped flowers from November to April. The genus Prionotes is represented only by this species, and is distinct from most other members of the family Epacridaceae because it has divaricate leaf venation. It is sometimes referred to as the missing link between the family Epacridaceae (southern hemisphere heath family) and the Ericaceae (northern hemisphere heath family). The closest relative to Tasmania’s climbing heath is a species found in the rainforests of Chile.

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