Tetratheca ciliata
| Pink-bells | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Tetratheca |
| Species: | T. ciliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca ciliata Lindl. | |
Tetratheca ciliata, commonly known as pink-bells, is a small shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to southern Australia.[1]
It is a small shrub which may grow up tp 100 cm high. Deep lilac pink flowers appear between October and November in the species native range.[1]
The species was first formally described by English botanist John Lindley in 1838 in Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia.[2]
It occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. [1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Tetratheca ciliata Lindl.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ↑ "Tertratheca ciliata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
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