Tetratheca fasciculata
Species of flowering plant
Tetratheca fasciculata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | †T. fasciculata |
Binomial name | |
†Tetratheca fasciculata Joy Thomps., 1976[2] |
Tetratheca fasciculata, also known as Cronin's Tetratheca, is an extinct species of plant in the quandong family that was endemic to Australia.
Description
The species grew as a compact shrub less than 20 cm in height. The flowers were pink.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The plant was collected only twice, in the late 19th century, from the Wagin area about 230 km south-east of Perth, in the Avon Wheatbelt IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b "Tetratheca fasciculata — Cronin's Tetratheca". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia. 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea. 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301.
- ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (1996). "Tetratheca fasciculata Joy Thomps". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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