Global InformationTasmannia purpurascens information
| Broad-leaved pepperbush | |
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| Tasmannia purpurascens near Mount Barrington, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Canellales |
| Family: | Winteraceae |
| Genus: | Tasmannia |
| Species: | T. purpurascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Tasmannia purpurascens (Vickery) A.C.Sm.
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| Synonyms | |
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Drimys purpurascens (Vickery) | |
Tasmannia purpurascens, commonly known as the broad-leaved pepperbush,[1] is a shrub in the primitive family Winteraceae and is only found growing in the Barrington Tops and Ben Halls Gap regions of New South Wales. It is locally abundant in a restricted subalpine habitat with a high rainfall, often growing in the ecotone in association with Antarctic Beech.
- ^ Harden, Gwen J. "Tasmannia purpurascens". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 25 December 2017.