Philotheca virgata (Hook.F.) Paul G.wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Philotheca

Characteristics

Erect shrub 1–2 m high. Branchlets verrucose, glabrous. Leaves sessile, narrowly cuneate to oblong-elliptic or narrowly oblong, 10–20 mm long, 2–4 mm wide, somewhat recurved or flat, acute to rounded at apex, thinly coriaceous or chartaceous, glabrous, ±smooth. Flowers solitary, 4-merous; peduncle absent; pedicel slender, 4–6 mm long. Sepals ±semiorbicular, c. 1 mm long, fleshy, glabrous. Petals broadly elliptic, c. 5.5 mm long, white or pale pink, glabrous. Stamens: filaments oblong-elliptic, c. 3 mm long, ciliate, pilose towards apex; anthers cordate, c. 1 mm long; apiculum rounded, minutely glandular-punctate. Cocci slightly spreading, c. 5 mm high, rounded to truncate, shortly rostrate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Growing in heathland and dry sclerophyll forest. 
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Images

Philotheca virgata unspecified picture

Distribution

Philotheca virgata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003724-1
WFO ID wfo-0001263500
COL ID 76Z9V
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Synonyms

Eriostemon virgatus Philotheca virgata