Philotheca cymbiformis (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson

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Wilson, Paul G. (16 September 1998), A taxonomic review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca (Rutaceae: Boronieae). Nuytsia 12(2): 248

Nomenclature

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Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 385
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nomenclatural synonym: Eriostemon cymbiformis Paul G.Wilson
  Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 385
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nomenclatural synonym: Eriostemon cymbiformis Paul G.Wilson

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Description

Undershrub c. 50 cm high. Branchlets greyish, glabrous, without obvious decurrent leaf bases. Leaves fleshy, narrowly elliptic, concave adaxially, 6–10 mm long, obtuse to acute, smooth to slightly verrucose, greyish green when dry. Stipules absent. Flowers terminal, solitary, surrounded by uppermost leaves; pedicel obconical, c. 1.5 mm long. Sepals broadly triangular, 1.5 mm long, fleshy with narrow scarious margin, glabrous. Petals ovate, 6 mm long, white with reddish brown medial strip, sparsely puberulous adaxially, glabrous abaxially. Stamens free; filaments linear-acuminate, densely woolly towards base, reddish pilose distally; anthers 1 mm long, minutely apiculate. Style pilose. Fruit not seen.

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Phenology

Flowers September–November.

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Biostatus

Native.

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Distribution

Occurs near the south coast of Western Australia between Bremer Bay and Hopetoun.

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Habitat

Grows in sand. 

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Representative Herbarium Specimens

W.A.: near Twertup Quarry, E.M. Canning 68751 (PERTH); Mount Bland, K. Newbey 2649 (PERTH).

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Illustrations

B.J. Grieve, How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers 2nd edn, 2: 543 (1998).

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Bibliography

Wilson, P.G. (1998). A taxonomic review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca (Rutaceae: Boronieae), Nuytsia 12(2): 239–265.

Wilson, P.G. (2013). Philotheca, Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.), Flora of Australia 26: 366–402, 411–415. (ABRS: Canberra/CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne).

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Adapted from Wilson (2013).

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From the Acacia characters species list, created by on Mar 12, 2015.
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Last updated: Unknown; Feb 29, 2024 12:37 Status: Legacy

Author - Paul G. Wilson

Contributor - P.G. Kodela (ed. February 2018, September 2020); P.E. Bolton (June 2018) - edited for web

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Cite this profile as: Paul G. Wilson. Philotheca cymbiformis, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Philotheca%20cymbiformis [Date Accessed: 13 March 2025]