Tetratheca labillardierei, also known as Glandular Pink-Bells, is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Tetratheca labillardierei | |
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Specimen growing in the Waverly Flora Park, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. labillardierei
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca labillardierei Joy Thomps., 1976[1]
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Description
editThe 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
editThe plants grow in heath and sclerophyll forest, from the Budawang Range of south-eastern New South Wales southwards into Victoria and Tasmania.[2]
References
edit- ^ Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea. 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301.
- ^ a b C. Gardner & L. Murray (1992). "Tetratheca labillardierei Joy Thomps". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 14 October 2021.