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Backhousia tetraptera
Species of plant in the family Myrtaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Backhousia tetraptera is a tree in the family Myrtaceae. The only known population occurs at the foot of Mount Stuart near Townsville in Queensland, Australia.[3][4]
The species grows to between 5 and 12 metres high often with multiple trunks that have a mottled flaking bark including grey, grey-brown and/or pink colouration. The leaves are simple and opposite and are 5.5 to 9 cm long and 1.5 to 3.8 cm wide.[3] The white flowers appear in clusters of 10 and have 56 to 65 stamens. Flowering is induced by the first significant rainfall of the wet season, appearing four weeks later.[3] The distinctive fruits are capsules with four wings that appear in clusters and fade from pink to white and dry to brown.[3]
The species was formally described in 2012.[2][5] As of September 2024[update] it was designated critically endangered under the EPBC Act.[1]
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