Tetratheca nephelioides
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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. nephelioides
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| Binomial name | |
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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]- ^ a b c d "Approved Conservation Advice for Tetratheca nephelioides" (PDF). Threatened Species. Department of the Environment, Australia. 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Amanda Spooner (2006). "Tetratheca nephelioides R.Butcher". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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