Tasmannia piperita
| Tasmannia piperita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Canellales |
| Family: | Winteraceae |
| Genus: | Tasmannia |
| Species: | T. piperita
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| 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, New Guinea, and Australia.[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]
References
- ^ "Tasmannia piperita". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Proctor, Michael (1996). Natural History of Pollination. Portland: Timber Press. p. 377.
