Tetratheca paynterae

Tetratheca paynterae, also known as Paynter's Tetratheca, is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia. There are two recognised subspecies.

Tetratheca paynterae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. paynterae
Binomial name
Tetratheca paynterae
Alford, 1995[2]

Subspecies

  • T. paynterae subsp. paynterae
  • T. paynterae subsp. cremnobata

Description

The species grows as an erect or spreading shrub to 0.15–1 m in height. The leaves are 0.8–2.5 mm long and less than a millimetre wide. The flowers occur in clusters, each flower having five petals 5–13 mm long and 3–8 mm wide, deep pink in colour with a yellow spot at the base. The fruits are 5–8 mm long and 4–6 mm wide. Peak flowering takes place from September to November.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The known range of the species is limited to two sites 80–110 km north of Koolyanobbing in the Coolgardie IBRA bioregion of Western Australia. It grows in sparse, open scrub, in shallow pockets of red loam soil in rock crevices and on cliffs and ridges in exposed areas on banded ironstone hills.[1]

Conservation

The species has been listed as Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act.[1]

References

  1. "Approved Conservation Advice for Tetratheca paynterae (Paynter's Tetratheca)" (PDF). Threatened Species. Department of the Environment, Australia. 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. Alford, JJ (1995). "Two new species of Tetratheca (Tremandraceae), from the Coolgardie and Austin Botanical Districts, Western Australia". Nuytsia. 10 (2): 143–149.


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