Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Tetratheca subaphylla
Common name
Leafless Pinkbells
Family
Elaeocarpaceae
Where found
Forest and rocky areas. Coast and ranges south of Cathcart. Kosciuszko National Park.
Notes
Shrub, straggling or semi-prostrate, stems to about 0.8 m long. Stems cylindrical, often ending in a blunt point, covered with minute warts, usually hairless, sometimes with sparse long white hairs. Leaves alternating up the stems, usually reduced to scales 0.1–0.3 cm long, not persistent, occasionally leaves broad and to about 1.5 cm long. Flowers deep lilac-pink, with 4 petals each 4–10 mm long. Flowers single or paired, on stalks 2-7 mm long. Flowers Aug.–March.
Rare Vic.
Family was Tremandraceae.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Tetratheca~subaphylla (accessed 9 February, 2021)
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