Tetratheca ciliata

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Pink bells
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. ciliata
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 to 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tetratheca ciliata Lindl". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. "Tertratheca ciliata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-14.