Tetratheca insularis

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

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

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Description

The species grows as a compact shrub, usually to 20 cm (sometimes up to 60 cm) in height. The oval leaves are 3–8 mm long and grow in whorls of 3–5. The dark lilac-pink flowers each have four 10–20 mm long petals, appearing from August to December. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to Kangaroo Island, South Australia, where it is found mainly on the western half of the island in mallee shrubland on laterite and ironstone soils, occasionally in Eucalyptus diversifolia mallee on limestone. [2]

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References

  1. Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea. 1 (3): 139–215. doi: 10.7751/telopea19763301 .
  2. 1 2 McPherson, H. & Murray, L. (2011). "Tetratheca insularis Joy Thomps" (PDF). Flora of South Australia: Elaeocarpaceae. Dept of Environment & Natural Resources, South Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)