Jump to content

Tetratheca nephelioides

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tetratheca nephelioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. nephelioides
Binomial name
Tetratheca nephelioides

Tetratheca nephelioides is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Description

[edit]

The species grows as a small, erect, clumped shrub to 40 cm in height and 80 cm wide. The deep mauve to magenta flowers appear in September.[3][1]

Distribution and habitat

[edit]

The range of the species lies within the Geraldton Sandplains IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia, some 240 km north of the city of Perth near the town of Eneabba. The plants grow on sandy, clayey, gravelly and lateritic soils.[3][1]

Conservation

[edit]

The species has been listed as Critically Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act. Threats include disturbance from power line and firebreak maintenance activities.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Approved Conservation Advice for Tetratheca nephelioides" (PDF). Threatened Species. Department of the Environment, Australia. 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ Butcher, R (2007). "New taxa of 'leafless' Tetratheca (Elaeocarpaceae, formerly Tremandraceae) from Western Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 20 (2): 139–160. doi:10.1071/SB06015.
  3. ^ a b Amanda Spooner (2006). "Tetratheca nephelioides R.Butcher". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.