Biology:Tetratheca subaphylla
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Tetratheca subaphylla | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. subaphylla
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca subaphylla Benth., 1863
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Tetratheca subaphylla, also known as leafless pink-bells, is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia .
Description
The species grows as a straggling or semi-prostrate shrub to 80 cm in length. The leaves are reduced to scales 1–3 mm long. The flowers are deep lilac-pink, with petals 4–10 mm long, appearing from August to February.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The range of the species includes south-eastern New South Wales and East Gippsland in Victoria, where the plants grow on rocky hillsides in eucalypt forest.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Val Stajsic (2018). "Tetratheca subaphylla Benth. Leafless Pink-bells". Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Victoria. https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/c39eed1a-63f2-47c8-902c-bd6a2a966450.
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