Tasmannia xerophila

Tasmannia xerophila, commonly known as alpine pepperbush, is a shrub of eucalypt forest, alpine grassland and rocky terrain of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.

Alpine pepperbush
Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta, Errinundra National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Canellales
Family: Winteraceae
Genus: Tasmannia
Species:
T. xerophila
Binomial name
Tasmannia xerophila
(P.Parm.) Max Gray

Leaves are thick, oblanceolate, 1โ€“6 cm long, 5โ€“15 mm wide, glabrous, green on both surfaces. Flowers are white to yellow, 1 cm wide. Black globose berries are 5โ€“10 mm long.[1]

There are two subspecies:

  • Tasmannia xerophila subsp. xerophila
  • Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.