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Tetratheca Labillardierei
''Tetratheca labillardierei'', also known as Glandular Pink-Bells, is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae, quandong Family (biology), family that is endemism, endemic to Australia. Description The species grows as a compact, erect shrub to 100 cm in height. The leaves are 2–20 mm long and usually less than 5 mm wide. The solitary or paired, deep lilac-pink flowers have petals 6–11 mm long, appearing from October to January. Distribution and habitat The plants grow in heath and sclerophyll forest, from the Budawang Range of south-eastern New South Wales southwards into Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Tasmania. References Tetratheca, labillardierei Flora of New South Wales Flora of Tasmania Flora of Victoria (state) Oxalidales of Australia Taxa named by Joy Thompson Plants described in 1976 {{Australia-rosid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Thompson
Joy Thompson (born Joy Gardiner-Garden, 1923, died 2018) was an Australian botanist. Her main research areas were taxonomy and Myrtaceae. Life & Career Thompson's university studies occurred during the second world war and in university vacations she worked in the Land Army near Maitland. She graduated in 1946 with a B.Sc. (Agric) from the University of Sydney, and went to work at the New South Wales Herbarium (then a part of the NSW department of Agriculture). She was Honorary Secretary of the Systematic Botany Committee of ANZAAS from 1952 to 1954. In 1956 she married Max Thompson and, as a public servant, resigned from her position as was required at the time. Ten years later, after the birth of her two children, she returned to work at the Herbarium, in a part-time position. On her retirement in 1982, she became an Honorary Research Associate, and until 2009, continued to work in this role, making the 2.5 hour train journey from Mittagong once a week. Some publications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |