Biology:Tetratheca labillardierei

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tetratheca labillardierei
Glandular Pink-Bells (Tetratheca labillardierei).jpg
Specimen growing in the Waverly Flora Park, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. labillardierei
Binomial name
Tetratheca labillardierei
Joy Thomps., 1976[1]

Tetratheca labillardierei, also known as Glandular Pink-Bells, is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia .

Description

The species grows as a compact, erect shrub to 100 cm in height. The leaves are 2–20 mm long and usually less than 5 mm wide. The solitary or paired, deep lilac-pink flowers have petals 6–11 mm long, appearing from October to January.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The plants grow in heath and sclerophyll forest, from the Budawang Range of south-eastern New South Wales southwards into Victoria and Tasmania.[2]

References

  1. Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 C. Gardner & L. Murray (1992). "Tetratheca labillardierei Joy Thomps.". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Tetratheca~labillardierei. 

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