Biology:Tetratheca pilata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Tetratheca pilata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Tetratheca |
| Species: | T. pilata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca pilata R.Butcher, 2007[1]
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Tetratheca pilata is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia .
Description
The species grows as a small multistemmed shrub to 20–30 cm in height, with pale pink flowers.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The range of the species lies within the Esperance Plains IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia in a small area south of the town of Ongerup. The plants grow on rocky outcrops with granitic loam soils.[2]
References
- ↑ Butcher, R (2007). "Tetratheca pilata (Elaeocarpaceae), a new and apparently rare species from the Ongerup area of south-west Western Australia". Nuytsia 17: 127–134. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/nuytsia/article/482.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Amanda Spooner (2008). "Tetratheca pilata R.Butcher". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/31778.
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