Tetratheca stenocarpa
| Long pink-bells | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Tetratheca |
| Species: | T. stenocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetratheca stenocarpa | |
Tetratheca stenocarpa, commonly known as long pink-bells, is a small shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to Victoria in Australia.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]It is a prostrate or weeping small shrub which grows to between 1 and 1.5 metres high and 0.5 to 1 metre wide. The leaves are triangular to rounded with toothed edges.[1] These are 5 to 12 millimetres long and wide and are reduced to scales on flowering stems and are often only seen on young growth.[2] The pale to deep lilac-pink (rarely white) bell-shaped flowers appear between July and January in their native range.[1][2] These occur in clusters of 1 to 3 on petioles with dense, gland-tipped hairs.[1]
It is similar in appearance to Tetratheca ciliata, but the latter has petioles with only a few gland-tipped hairs.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The species was first formally described by James Hamlyn Willis in The Victorian Naturalist in 1957.[3] He discovered the species in 1952 near Gembrook.[1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]The species has a restricted distribution, occurring in damp forests in hilly country to the east of Melbourne, on French Island and in a separate population in Gisborne.[4] The species is classified as rare in Victoria.[4] It adapts well to disturbed sites, and is often found on exposed road cuttings.[4]
Cultivation
[edit | edit source]The species is free-flowering and is suitable for moist shady positions. It can be situated under established trees or at the top of retaining walls, or used in a cottage garden setting.[1]
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