Tasmannia piperita
# Tasmannia piperita

Tasmannia piperita is a species of shrubs or treelets belonging to the Winter's bark family (Winteraceae) and native to Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Flores, New Guinea, and Australia. It is the most widespread species of Tasmannia and the only one occurring outside of Australia. Also known as Drimys piperita, it is the most variable flower discovered to date: it may have as many as fifteen petals or as few as none, as many as 109 stamens or as few as 7, and as many as fifteen carpels or as few as one.

