Tetratheca paucifolia is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
| Tetratheca paucifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Tetratheca |
| Species: | T. paucifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca paucifolia Joy Thomps., 1976[1]
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Description
editThe species grows as a leafless or sparsely-leaved, multistemmed shrub to 10–45 cm in height. The pink flowers appear from July to September.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe range of the species lies in the Avon Wheatbelt, Swan Coastal Plain and Geraldton Sandplains IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on sand, clay loam and lateritic soils on slopes and breakaways.[2]
References
edit- ^ Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea. 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301.
- ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca paucifolia Joy Thomps". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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