Philotheca obovalis (A.Cunn.) Paul G.wilson

Species

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Characteristics

Shrub to 1 m high. Branchlets terete, pubescent, scarcely verrucose. Leaves broadly to very broadly obovate or obcordate, c. 7 mm long and 4–6 mm wide, ±flat, rounded and sometimes emarginate at apex, coriaceous, smooth adaxially, slightly verrucose abaxially, glabrous or with puberulous margin. Flowers solitary; peduncle absent; pedicel 2–3 mm long, glabrous. Sepals semiorbicular, 1 mm long, glabrous. Petals elliptic, c. 6 mm long, white tinged with pink, glabrous. Stamens: filaments narrowly oblong, c. 3.5 mm long, ±pilose, abruptly narrowed in upper ⅓; anthers cordate, c. 0.8 mm long, with minute, white, glandular-punctate apiculum. Carpels 3 or 4; style glabrous. Cocci erect, c. 4.5 mm long with horizontal costae; apiculum short, rounded.
Life form perennial
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Growing in heathland on sandstone. 
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Distribution

Philotheca obovalis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003719-1
WFO ID wfo-0001263495
COL ID 4GDDK
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Synonyms

Eriostemon obovalis Philotheca obovalis