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Tetratheca labillardierei

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Tetratheca labillardierei
Specimen growing in the Waverly Flora Park, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. labillardierei
Binomial name
Tetratheca labillardierei

Tetratheca labillardierei, also known as Glandular Pink-Bells, is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Description

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The 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

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The plants grow in heath and sclerophyll forest, from the Budawang Range of south-eastern New South Wales southwards into Victoria and Tasmania.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea. 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301.
  2. ^ a b C. Gardner & L. Murray (1992). "Tetratheca labillardierei Joy Thomps". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 14 October 2021.