Tetratheca deltoidea

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Tetratheca deltoidea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. deltoidea
Binomial name
Tetratheca deltoidea

Tetratheca deltoidea, also known as granite tetratheca, is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Description[]

The species grows as a scrambling shrub to 1 m in height. The oval leaves are 13 mm long and pale beneath. The strongly-scented dark pink flowers are 10 mm long and 7 mm wide, appearing from August to October.[1]

Distribution and habitat[]

The known range of the species is limited to a single site in the Mount Caroline Nature Reserve, south-west of Kellerberrin, 200 km east of Perth, in the Avon Wheatbelt IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia. It grows in rich, shallow, grey loam soil on a granite outcrop in Eucalyptus caesia woodland with a dense understorey of Grevillea petrophiloides, Gastrolobium spinosum, Lasiopetalum floribundum and . The area has hot, dry summers and mild winters, with the average annual rainfall of 250–350 mm falling mainly in winter.[1]

Conservation[]

The species has been listed as Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Approved Conservation Advice for Tetratheca deltoidea (Granite Tetratheca)" (PDF). Threatened Species. Department of the Environment, Australia. 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Thompson, J (1976). "A Revision of the Genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)". Telopea. 1 (3): 139–215. doi:10.7751/telopea19763301.
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