Tetratheca bauerifolia

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]

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

References

  1. "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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