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Philotheca obovatifolia (Bayly) P.I.Forst.
Family Rutaceae
Philotheca obovatifolia (Bayly) P.I.Forst. APNI*

Synonyms: Philotheca myoporoides subsp. obovatifolia Bayly APNI*

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

Leaves sessile, oblanceolate to obovate, 3.5–7.5 cm long and 14–25 mm wide, flat, apex rounded, shortly mucronate; surfaces glandular-warty, glabrous, midrib prominent.

Inflorescences 1–5-flowered; peduncles 1–10 mm long; pedicels 4–10 mm long; petals broad-elliptic, c. 8 mm long, white, glabrous, keel prominent and glandular; stamens free; staminal filaments ciliate for most of their length, pilose towards apex; anthers glabrous.

Cocci erect or slightly divaricate, c. 7 mm long, beak c. 3 mm long.


Flowering: Mainly spring and autumn.

Distribution and occurrence: Growths in heath and woodland at higher altitudes. Confined to Werrikimbe National Park.
NSW subdivisions: NT
Other Australian states: Qld
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Endangered
AVH map***

Text by Clare Herscovitch
Taxon concept: Forster (2005)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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