Tetratheca pilata is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Tetratheca pilata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. pilata
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca pilata |
Description
editThe species grows as a small multistemmed shrub to 20–30 cm in height, with pale pink flowers.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe range of the species lies within the Esperance Plains IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia in a small area south of the town of Ongerup. The plants grow on rocky outcrops with granitic loam soils.[2]
References
edit- ^ Butcher, R (2007). "Tetratheca pilata (Elaeocarpaceae), a new and apparently rare species from the Ongerup area of south-west Western Australia". Nuytsia. 17: 127–134.
- ^ a b Amanda Spooner (2008). "Tetratheca pilata R.Butcher". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.