Bauera microphylla
| Bauera microphylla | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Cunoniaceae |
| Genus: | Bauera |
| Species: | B. microphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Bauera microphylla Sieber ex DC. | |
| Synonyms | |
Bauera microphylla is a small many-branched shrub found in eastern Australia. It grows in heathland with high rainfall areas not far from Sydney, around 30 cm in height.[1] It is related to, though dissimilar to the rainforest tree Coachwood. The specific epithet microphylla means "small leaves".[2]
Leaflets are small, 2 to 9 mm long and 1 to 2.5 mm wide. Leaf edges are entire or with two to six teeth. Flowers are mostly six petaled, though some have five or seven. Flowers white or pink, 7 to 14 mm wide. The flower stalk is red, 5 mm long. Sepals are noticeable in spring to summer, when in flower.
References
- ↑ "Bauera microphylla". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ↑ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 156
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