| Long 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. stenocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca stenocarpa | |
Tetratheca stenocarpa, commonly known as long pink-bells, is a small shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to Victoria in Australia. [1]
It is a prostrate or weeping small shrub which grows to between 1 and 1.5 metres high and 0.5 to 1 metre wide. The leaves are triangular to rounded with toothed edges. [1] These are 5 to 12 millimetres long and wide and are reduced to scales on flowering stems and are often only seen on young growth. [2] The pale to deep lilac-pink (rarely white) bell-shaped flowers appear between July and January in their native range. [1] [2] These occur in clusters of 1 to 3 on petioles with dense, gland-tipped hairs. [1]
It is similar in appearance to Tetratheca ciliata , but the latter has petioles with only a few gland-tipped hairs. [1]
The species was first formally described by James Hamlyn Willis in The Victorian Naturalist in 1957. [3] He discovered the species in 1952 near Gembrook. [1]
The species has a restricted distribution, occurring in damp forests in hilly country to the east of Melbourne, on French Island and in a separate population in Gisborne. [4] The species is classified as rare in Victoria. [4] It adapts well to disturbed sites, and is often found on exposed road cuttings. [4]
The species is free-flowering and is suitable for moist shady positions. It can be situated under established trees or at the top of retaining walls, or used in a cottage garden setting. [1]
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