Tetratheca retrorsa is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.
Tetratheca retrorsa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. retrorsa
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca retrorsa Joy Thomps., 1976[1]
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Description
editThe species grows as a spindly, sparsely-leaved, spreading shrub to 1.5 m in height. The pink flowers appear from September to October.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe range of the species lies in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia. The plants grow on lateritic breakaways.[2]
References
edit- ^ Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea. 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301.
- ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca retrorsa Joy Thomps". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.