Tetratheca subaphylla

Tetratheca subaphylla, also known as leafless pink-bells, is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Tetratheca subaphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. subaphylla
Binomial name
Tetratheca subaphylla
Benth., 1863

Description

The species grows as a straggling or semi-prostrate shrub to 80 cm in length. The leaves are reduced to scales 1–3 mm long. The flowers are deep lilac-pink, with petals 4–10 mm long, appearing from August to February.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species includes south-eastern New South Wales and East Gippsland in Victoria, where the plants grow on rocky hillsides in eucalypt forest.[1]

References

  1. Val Stajsic (2018). "Tetratheca subaphylla Benth. Leafless Pink-bells". VicFlora. Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Victoria. Retrieved 21 October 2021.


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