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Philotheca myoporoides subsp. acuta (Blakely) Bayly
Family Rutaceae
Philotheca myoporoides subsp. acuta (Blakely) Bayly APNI*

Synonyms: Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. acutus (Blakely) Paul G.Wilson APNI*

Description: Shrub to 2 m high. Stems terete, sometimes glaucous, glabrous, densely warty.

Leaves sessile, oblong-elliptic to elliptic or rarely oblanceolate, acute to obtuse, 25–40 mm long, 4–8 mm wide, ± concave above when dry, apex acute to obtuse, mucronate.

Inflorescences 1–3-flowered. Peduncles 0–5 mm long; pedicels 1–10 mm long; petals broad-elliptic, c. 8 mm long, white, glabrous, keel prominent and glandular; stamens free; staminal filaments ciliate and pilose towards apex; anthers glabrous.

Fruiting cocci spreading with a long, acuminate beak.


Flowering: Mainly spring and autumn.

Distribution and occurrence: Chiefly from Lockhart district to south of Cobar.

Grows on hilly areas on sandstone and quartzite.
NSW subdivisions: CC, CWS, SWS, SWP
AVH map***

Text by Clare Herscovitch
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