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Tetratheca glandulosa, also known as the glandular pink-bell, is a species of spreading shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae, and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It grows up to 50cm tall and produces small, deep lilac-pink flowers with four petals. The pedicel (flower stalk) and sepals are covered in distinctive dark red, gland-tipped hairs.
Glandular pink-bell occurs in the Central Coast and Sydney Basin bioregions of New South Wales, Australia. It is found in the Local government areas of The Hills Shire, Gosford, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Northern Beaches, Ryde and Wyong. Approximately 150-200 subpopulations are known, with the northernmost limit being in Yengo National Park and the southernmost being in Lane Cove National Park. It occurs as far east as Ingleside and as far inland as Wollemi National Park.
Tetratheca affinis · Tetratheca aphylla · Mountain Pink Bells · Pink Bells · Tetratheca confertifolia · Tetratheca decora · Tetratheca deltoidea · Tetratheca efoliata · Tetratheca ericifolia · Tetratheca erubescens · Tetratheca exasperata · Tetratheca fasciculata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetratheca glandulosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
