Tremandra diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is a small shrub with white flowers and green oval shaped leaves.
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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: | Tremandra |
| Species: | T. diffusa
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Description
editTremandra diffusa is a small, sprawling shrub to 0.05–0.3 m (2.0 in – 11.8 in) high. It has dark green, broad egg-shaped leaves 6–18 mm (0.24–0.71 in) long, 4–15 mm (0.16–0.59 in) wide, more or less smooth on upper surface, underside sparsely covered with short star-shaped hairs, occasionally toothed margins and a petiole about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The small white flowers are up to 8 mm (0.31 in) wide with pale anthers. The pedicel thread-like and sometimes longer than the leaves. The fruit is a hairy, twin capsule. Flowering occurs from September to January.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
editTremandra diffusa was first formally described in 1824 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle from an unpublished description by Robert Brown and de Candolle's description was published in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[4][5] The specific epithet (diffusa) is derived from the Latin diffusus meaning "spread out", "extended" or "diffuse", usually referring to the habit.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is found in the south-west corner of Western Australia growing on flatlands, outcrops and road verges in loam, sand and lateritic soil.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Tremandra diffusa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Tremandra diffusa". FloraBase-Western Australia Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Tremandra diffusa". Flora of Australia-Vascular Plants. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Tremandra diffusa". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya, Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780958034180.