Tetratheca ciliata
Appearance
Pink-bells | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. ciliata
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca ciliata |
Tetratheca ciliata, commonly known as pink-bells, is a small shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to southern Australia.[1]
It is a small shrub which may grow up tp 100 cm high. Deep lilac pink flowers appear between October and November in the species' native range.[1]
The species was first formally described by English botanist John Lindley in 1838 in Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia.[2]
It occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Tetratheca ciliata Lindl". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Tertratheca ciliata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-14.