Biology:Tetratheca fasciculata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tetratheca fasciculata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. fasciculata
Binomial name
Tetratheca fasciculata
Joy Thomps., 1976[2]

Tetratheca fasciculata, also known as Cronin's Tetratheca, is an extinct species of plant in the quandong family that was endemic to Australia .

Description

The species grew as a compact shrub less than 20 cm in height. The flowers were pink.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The plant was collected only twice, in the late 19th century, from the Wagin area about 230 km south-east of Perth, in the Avon Wheatbelt IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia.[3][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Tetratheca fasciculata — Cronin's Tetratheca". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia. 2021. https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=15534. 
  2. Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca fasciculata Joy Thomps.". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4532. 

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