Its leaves are alternate or opposite or rarely in whorls of three or four. They are linear and 3–20 mm long by 1–2 mm wide with revolute margins and stiff, occasionally gland-tipped hairs which give a toothed appearance. The midrib on lower surface is often glandular/hairy and the leaves are sometimes sessile.
The flowers are solitary (rarely paired) on peduncles which are 3–10 mm long. They can be hairy with dark red, gland-tipped and tubercle-based hairs. The sepals are 2–3 mm long and persist with the fruit. The deep lilac-pink petals are 4.5–10.5 mm long and also persist in the fruit. The ovary is hairy and there are two ovules. The fruit is 3–7 mm long and the seeds are greater than 3 mm long.
Tetratheca glandulosa was first described by James Edward Smith in 1804. The specific epithet, glandulosa, derives from the Latin noun glandula, meaning "gland", to give an adjective describing the plant as "bearing glands" or "gland-bearing".[4]
^ abSmith, J.E (1804) Exotic Botany 1: 39, t. 21 Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^"Tetratheca glandulosa". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
^ abcGardner, C. & Murray, L. (1992) "Tetratheca glandulosa, PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^Epithet glandulosus,-a,-um : Plantillustrations.org Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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tetratheca, glandulosa, spreading, shrub, family, elaeocarpaceae, endemic, south, wales, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsclade, rosidsorder, oxalidalesfamily, elaeocarpaceaegenus, tetrathecaspecies. Tetratheca glandulosa is a spreading shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae It is endemic to New South Wales 3 Tetratheca glandulosat 21 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder OxalidalesFamily ElaeocarpaceaeGenus TetrathecaSpecies T glandulosaBinomial nameTetratheca glandulosaSm 2 1 Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy and naming 3 Conservation status 4 ReferencesDescription editIts leaves are alternate or opposite or rarely in whorls of three or four They are linear and 3 20 mm long by 1 2 mm wide with revolute margins and stiff occasionally gland tipped hairs which give a toothed appearance The midrib on lower surface is often glandular hairy and the leaves are sometimes sessile The flowers are solitary rarely paired on peduncles which are 3 10 mm long They can be hairy with dark red gland tipped and tubercle based hairs The sepals are 2 3 mm long and persist with the fruit The deep lilac pink petals are 4 5 10 5 mm long and also persist in the fruit The ovary is hairy and there are two ovules The fruit is 3 7 mm long and the seeds are greater than 3 mm long It usually flowers from July to November It grows in sandy or rocky heath or scrub from Mangrove Mountain to the Blue Mountains and Sydney 3 Taxonomy and naming editTetratheca glandulosa was first described by James Edward Smith in 1804 The specific epithet glandulosa derives from the Latin noun glandula meaning gland to give an adjective describing the plant as bearing glands or gland bearing 4 Conservation status editIn New South Wales it has been declared vulnerable 3 References edit a b Smith J E 1804 Exotic Botany 1 39 t 21 Retrieved 19 October 2019 Tetratheca glandulosa Australian Plant Name Index IBIS database Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research Australian Government a b c Gardner C amp Murray L 1992 Tetratheca glandulosa PlantNET FloraOnline plantnet rbgsyd nsw gov au Retrieved 19 October 2019 Epithet glandulosus a um Plantillustrations org Retrieved 19 October 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tetratheca glandulosa amp oldid 1097265746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
