Biology:Tasmannia xerophila

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Short description: Species of shrub

Alpine pepperbush
Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta (Winteraceae), Goonmirk Rocks, Errinundra NP (2520675872).jpg
Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta, Errinundra National Park
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Canellales
Family: Winteraceae
Genus: Tasmannia
Species:
T. xerophila
Binomial name
Tasmannia xerophila
(P.Parm.) Max Gray

Tasmannia xerophila, commonly known as alpine pepperbush, is a shrub of eucalypt forest, alpine grassland and rocky terrain of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia .

Leaves are thick, oblanceolate, 1–6 cm long, 5–15 mm wide, glabrous, green on both surfaces. Flowers are white to yellow, 1 cm wide. Black globose berries are 5–10 mm long.[1]

There are two subspecies:

  • Tasmannia xerophila subsp. xerophila
  • Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7687556 entry