Tetratheca bauerifolia

Tetratheca bauerifolia
Tetratheca bauerifolia, Kinglake National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Oxalidales
Family:Elaeocarpaceae
Genus:Tetratheca
Species: T. bauerifolia
Binomial name
Tetratheca bauerifolia
F.Muell. ex Schuch.

Tetratheca bauerifolia, commonly known as heath pink-bells, is a small shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia.It is a small shrub which may grow to 30 cm high. Deep pink flowers appear between September and December in the species native range.[1] The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1853 in Synopsis Tremandrearum.[2] It occurs in Victoria and New South Wales.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tetratheca bauerifolia Lindl". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. "Tertratheca bauerifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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