Philotheca falcata (Paul G.wilson) Paul G.wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Philotheca

Characteristics

Small densely branched shrub. Branchlets densely glandular-verrucose, minutely puberulous in lines when young. Leaves shortly petiolate, slender-clavate, falcate, c. 6 mm long, rounded  at apex, glandular-verrucose, glabrous. Stipules absent. Flowers terminal, solitary; pedicel  c. 2 mm long. Sepals triangular-acuminate, c. 3 mm long, somewhat glandular-verrucose, glabrous. Petals elliptic, to 7 mm long, white, puberulous adaxially, glabrous abaxially (or minutely puberulous on margins); midrib not prominent. Stamens free; filaments linear-acuminate, pilose; anthers 0.5 mm long with a dark red oblong abaxial centre, minutely white-apiculate. Style terete, glabrous. Fruit not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Evidently grows in Eucalyptus woodland on clay over laterite. 
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Philotheca falcata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003696-1
WFO ID wfo-0000470389
COL ID 4GDCZ
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Synonyms

Philotheca falcata Eriostemon falcatus