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Tetratheca nephelioides is a species of plant in the quandong family that is endemic to Australia.

Tetratheca nephelioides
Conservation status

Critically endangered  (EPBC Act)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Tetratheca
Species:
T. nephelioides
Binomial name
Tetratheca nephelioides
R.Butcher, 2007[2]

Description


The species grows as a small, erect, clumped shrub to 40 cm in height and 80 cm wide. The deep mauve to magenta flowers appear in September.[3][1]


Distribution and habitat


The range of the species lies within the Geraldton Sandplains IBRA bioregion of south-west Western Australia, some 240 km north of the city of Perth near the town of Eneabba. The plants grow on sandy, clayey, gravelly and lateritic soils.[3][1]


Conservation


The species has been listed as Critically Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act. Threats include disturbance from power line and firebreak maintenance activities.[1]


References


  1. "Approved Conservation Advice for Tetratheca nephelioides" (PDF). Threatened Species. Department of the Environment, Australia. 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. Butcher, R (2007). "New taxa of 'leafless' Tetratheca (Elaeocarpaceae, formerly Tremandraceae) from Western Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 20 (2): 139–160. doi:10.1071/SB06015.
  3. Amanda Spooner (2006). "Tetratheca nephelioides R.Butcher". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.


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