Philotheca wonganensis (Paul G.wilson) Paul G.wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Philotheca

Characteristics

Shrub c. 1 m high, glabrous. Branchlets when young with green glandular-verrucose decurrent leaf bases separated by corky strips. Leaves slender, subterete, 5–10 mm long, obtuse to acute, glandular-verrucose or smooth, channelled but otherwise flat adaxially. Stipules absent. Flowers axillary, solitary, glabrous; pedicel slender-clavate, c. 5 mm long with a few small basal bracteoles. Sepals broadly ovate, c. 1 mm long, fleshy. Petals oblong-elliptic, c. 5 mm long, white with pink medial strip. Stamens free, pyramidally arranged; filaments linear-acuminate; anthers c. 1 mm long, shortly apiculate. Disc broad. Style slender-terete. Cocci c. 3 mm long, apiculate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Grows in heavy soil, over laterite. 
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Philotheca wonganensis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003710-1
WFO ID wfo-0001263486
COL ID 76YXW
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Synonyms

Eriostemon wonganensis Philotheca wonganensis