Biology:Tetratheca nuda

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tetratheca nuda
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. nuda
Binomial name
Tetratheca nuda
Lindl., 1839

Tetratheca nuda is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia .

Description

The species grows as a slender, leafless shrub to 10–40 cm in height. The pink or white flowers appear from August to November.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species lies within the Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain IBRA bioregions of south-west Western Australia, on granite outcrops, slopes and plains in the vicinity of the city of Perth, on sandy, lateritic and loam soils.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca nuda Lindl.". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4537. 

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