Bertya pedicellata is a shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Australia and found in south-east Queensland.[1][2][3] It was first described in 1864 by Ferdinand von Mueller.[4][5]

Bertya pedicellata
Specimen BRI AQ0950556
(CC-BY 4.0, from Queensland Herbarium)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Bertya
Species:
B. pedicellata
Binomial name
Bertya pedicellata
Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Synonyms[1]
  • Bertya glabrescens (C.T.White) Guymer
  • Bertya oleifolia var. glabrescens C.T.White

It grows on skeletal soils on rocky hillsides in forest, woodland, shrubland, heathland and vine thickets,[3] and flowers from March to November, fruiting from August to November.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bertya pedicellata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AVH The Australasian Virtual Herbarium: Bertya pedicellata occurrence records". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c David A. Halford (21 June 2021). Chris Moon; Tony Orchard (eds.). "Bertya pedicellata". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Bertya pedicellata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4(29): 143