Tetratheca

Tetratheca
Tetratheca hirsuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Oxalidales
Family:Elaeocarpaceae
Genus:Tetratheca
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Species

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Tetratheca is a genus of around 50 to 60 species of shrubs endemic to Australia. It is classified in the botanical family Elaeocarpaceae, now known to encompass the family Tremandraceae, which the genus originally belonged to. It occurs throughout extratropical Australia, and has been recorded in every mainland state except the Northern Territory.[1]

Species include:[2]

  • Tetratheca affinis Endl.
  • Tetratheca aphylla F.Muell.
  • Tetratheca bauerifolia F.Muell. ex Schuch. - heath pink-bells
  • Tetratheca ciliata Lindl. - pink-bells
  • Tetratheca confertifolia Steetz
  • Tetratheca decora Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca deltoidea Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca efoliata F.Muell.
  • Tetratheca elliptica Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca ericifolia Sm.
  • Tetratheca erubescens J.P.Bull
  • Tetratheca exasperata R.Butcher
  • Tetratheca fasciculata Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca filiformis Benth.
  • Tetratheca glandulosa Sm.
  • Tetratheca gunnii Hook.f. -shy susan
  • Tetratheca halmaturina J.M.Black
  • Tetratheca harperi F.Muell.
  • Tetratheca hirsuta Lindl. - black-eyed susan
  • Tetratheca hispidissima Steetz
  • Tetratheca insularis Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca juncea Sm.
  • Tetratheca labillardierei Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca neglecta Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca nephelioides R.Butcher
  • Tetratheca nuda Lindl.
  • Tetratheca parvifolia Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca paucifolia Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca paynterae Alford
  • Tetratheca phoenix R.Butcher
  • Tetratheca pilata R.Butcher
  • Tetratheca pilifera Lindl.
  • Tetratheca pilosa Labill.
  • Tetratheca procumbens Hook.f.
  • Tetratheca pubescens Turcz.
  • Tetratheca remota Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca retrorsa Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca rubioides A.Cunn.
  • Tetratheca rupicola Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca setigera Endl.
  • Tetratheca shiressii Blakely
  • Tetratheca similis Joy Thomps.
  • Tetratheca stenocarpa J.H.Willis - long pink-bells
  • Tetratheca subaphylla Benth.
  • Tetratheca thymifolia Sm. - black-eyed susan, thyme pink-bells
  • Tetratheca virgata Steetz

References

  1. Elliot, Rodger W.; Jones, David L.; Blake, Trevor (2010). Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Volume 9 – Sp-Z. Port Melbourne: Lothian Press. pp. 227, 233–34. ISBN 978-0-7344-0974-4.
  2. "Tetratheca". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-09-14.


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