Biology:Tetratheca retrorsa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tetratheca retrorsa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. retrorsa
Binomial name
Tetratheca retrorsa
Joy Thomps., 1976[1]

Tetratheca retrorsa is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia .

Description

The species grows as a spindly, sparsely-leaved, spreading shrub to 1.5 m in height. The pink flowers appear from September to October.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species lies in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on lateritic breakaways.[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 Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca retrorsa Joy Thomps.". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4543. 

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