Tetratheca hispidissima

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Tetratheca hispidissima
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. hispidissima
Binomial name
Tetratheca hispidissima

Tetratheca hispidissima is an erect spreading or straggling shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia. It grows from 0.3 m to 0.8 m high, on sandy, clayey and gravel soils on river flats and on lateritic ridges. Its pink to purple flowers may be seen from September to December. [3]

It was first described by Joachim Steetz in 1845. [1] [2] There are no synonyms. [4]

The specific epithet, hispidissima, is a superlative derived from the Latin, hispidus, meaning "hispid", "covered with coarse rigid erect hairs or bristles harsh to the touch", [5] and thus describes the plant as being "most hairy".

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tetratheca hispidissima". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Steetz, J. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845) Tremandreae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 217 Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. "Tetratheca hispidissima". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. "Tetratheca hispidissima Steetz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. Stearn, W.T. (2004) Botanical Latin (4th ed) p.426, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. ISBN   9780881926279