Telopea truncata
Telopea truncata, commonly known as the Tasmanian waratah, is a plant in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania where it is found on moist acidic soils at altitudes of 600 to 1200 m. It can be cultivated in temperate climates, requiring soils with good drainage and ample moisture in part-shaded or sunny positions.
About Telopea truncata in brief
Telopea truncata, commonly known as the Tasmanian waratah, is a plant in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania where it is found on moist acidic soils at altitudes of 600 to 1200 m. It grows as a multistemmed shrub to a height of 3 metres, or occasionally as a small tree to 10 m high. Yellow-flowered forms are occasionally seen, but do not form a population distinct from the rest of the species. It can be cultivated in temperate climates, requiring soils with good drainage and ample moisture in part-shaded or sunny positions. Several commercially available cultivars that are hybrids of T. truncata with the New South Wales war atah and Gippsland warAtah have been developed. There are 16 seeds, which are arranged in two rows. Wooden structures known as lamellae separate the seeds from each other around each other’s walls.
The seed pods are roughly oblong in shape, and measure around 5 cm long. After flowering, the curved leathery to woody follicles develop. They split longitudinally to release the winged seeds, which are ripe around March. The flower is composed of a 2 cm-long perianth on a 1 cm long stalk, with a pronounced kink in the style above the ovary. The individual flower bears a sessile anther, which lies next to the stigma at the end of the style, and it is from here that the seed pod then develops. It was first scientifically described in 1805 by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in 1792–93. The specific epithet is the Latin adjective, meaning truncuncata, referring to theend of the seed. This characteristic is not specific to the Tasmanan warataha; all members of the subtribe Embothriinae have truncate seed pods.
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