Anopterus

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Anopterus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/anopterus/). Accessed 2025-03-16.

Family

Escalloniaceae

Species in genus

Anopterus glandulosa

Glossary

endemic: (of a plant or an animal) Found in a native state only within a defined region or country.
ovary: Lowest part of the carpel containing the ovules; later developing into the fruit.
ovate: Egg-shaped; broadest towards the stem.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Anopterus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/anopterus/). Accessed 2025-03-16.

Anopterus glandulosa flowering in Paddy and Julie Mackie's garden on Mahee Island on Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. 15 June 2019. Image John Anderson.

A genus of two species, one (described here) endemic to Tasmania, the other found on the Australian mainland. From Escallonia it differs chiefly in its flowers, with six to nine ovate petals and superior, single-chambered ovary; and in its winged seeds.

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