Tetratheca subaphylla

Species of flowering plant

Tetratheca subaphylla

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q18009893
* APNI: 73950
* CoL: 7C4PG
* IPNI: 836206-1
* NSWFlora: Tetratheca~subaphylla
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:836206-1
* VicFlora: c39eed1a-63f2-47c8-902c-bd6a2a966450
* WFO: wfo-0000459282

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