Philotheca verrucosa

Fairy wax-flower
Philotheca verrucosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Philotheca
Species:
P. verrucosa
Binomial name
Philotheca verrucosa
Synonyms[1]
  • ?Eriostemon dolabratus Rchb.
  • Eriostemon obcordatum A.Cunn. ex Hook. orth. var.
  • Eriostemon obcordatus A.Cunn. ex Hook.
  • Eriostemon verrucosum A.Rich. orth. var.
  • Eriostemon verrucosus A.Rich.

Philotheca verrucosa, commonly known as fairy wax-flower or Bendigo wax-flower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a small shrub with prominently glandular-warty branchlets, heart-shaped or egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white flowers usually arranged singly in leaf axils.

  1. ^ a b "Philotheca verrucosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ Wilson, Paul G.; Wilson, Annette J.G. (ed.) (2013). Flora of Australia (Volume 26). Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 388–389. Retrieved 15 August 2020. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)