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| Lomatia
tasmanica is a rare plant only found in
one area near the south coast. It has bipinnate leaves with lobes
that have acute/acuminate points (unlike the rounded tips with
mucros in L. tinctoria). It is a remarkable plant - it is
triploid, and is apparently a single ancient clone. Fossils
identical to this species suggest that this clone might be more than
40,000 years old. It has purplish flowers (unlike the cream flowers
in the other species), but has never been seen with fruit.
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