Acrotriche aggregata

(Acrotriche aggregata)

galery

Description

Erect spreading shrub, usually 0.4–1.2 m, sometimes to 3 m or more high. Leaves suberect to spreading, usually elliptic to obovate, 8–34 mm long, 2.1–7 mm wide; margins sometimes finely toothed towards apex; lamina white and multiveined on lower surface; petiole 0.7–2.1 mm long. Flowers 5–10 per spike, pale green, cream or white; bracteoles 1–1.2 mm long. Sepals 1.4–2.8 mm long. Corolla tube 1.5–4 mm long, lobes 0.7–2 mm long. Ovary 5–11-locular, usually 6–7.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Ericaceae
Genus:Acrotriche
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