Tetrapora ostentata Rye (2026:82)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Baeckea sp. Wildflower Show (?A.M. Coates S 4407)
Conservation Status
Missing (Rye, 2026:83)
Last (and only) record: 28 September 1978 (Rye, 2026:82)
"Tetrapora ostentata was exhibited in a Kings Park Wildflower show in 1978, and a specimen was kept because it looked distinctive. Unfortunately, the collector’s name, the habitat where this specimen was gathered and the precise locality were not recorded, but a possible locality of Kellerberrin is written on the sheet."
(Rye, 2026:83)
Distribution & Habitat
south-west of Western Australia (possibly within Kellerberrin Shire), Australia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rye, Barabara L. (2026). Taxonomic changes in six Western Australian genera of subtribe Hysterobaeckeinae (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Nuytsia 37: 51-84. https://doi.org/10.58828/nuy01104
Other references:
RCC (Roadside Conservation Committee). (2009). Roadside Vegetation and Conservation Values in the Shire of Kellerberrin. Report submitted to the Shire of Kellerberrin. 74 pp.