Tetratheca subaphylla

Leafless pink-bells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus:	Tetratheca
Species:	T. subaphylla
Binomial name
	Tetratheca subaphylla; Benth., 1863

Tetratheca subaphylla, also known as leafless pink-bells, is a species of flowering plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Description

The species grows as a straggling or semi-prostrate shrub to 80 cm in length. The leaves are reduced to scales 1–3 mm long. The flowers are deep lilac-pink, with petals 4–10 mm long, appearing from August to February.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species includes south-eastern New South Wales and East Gippsland in Victoria, where the plants grow on rocky hillsides in eucalypt forest.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Val Stajsic (2018). "Tetratheca subaphylla Benth. Leafless Pink-bells". VicFlora. Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Victoria. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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[vicflora-1] Val Stajsic (2018). "Tetratheca subaphylla Benth. Leafless Pink-bells". VicFlora. Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Victoria. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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