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Tasmannia piperita

Tasmannia piperita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Canellales
Family: Winteraceae
Genus: Tasmannia
Species:
T. piperita
Binomial name
Tasmannia piperita

Tasmannia piperita is a species of shrubs or treelets belonging to the Winter's bark family (Winteraceae) and native to Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Flores and New Guinea.[1][2] It is the most widespread species of Tasmannia and the only one occurring outside of Australia.[2] Also known as Drimys piperita, it is the most variable flower discovered to date: it may have as many as fifteen petals or as few as none, as many as 109 stamens or as few as 7, and as many as fifteen carpels or as few as one.[3] Tasmannia piperita does not occur in Australia.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tasmannia piperita". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Vink, Wim (1970). "The Winteraceae of the Old World. I. Pseudowintera and Drimys — Morphology and taxonomy". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 18 (2): 225–354. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ^ Proctor, Michael (1996). Natural History of Pollination. Portland: Timber Press. p. 377.
  4. ^ Guymer, Gordon P. (2007). Flora of Australia, Volume 2, Winteraceae to Platanaceae (PDF). Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. p. 10. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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