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Philotheca obovalis

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub

About

Philotheca obovalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a small shrub with broadly egg-shaped to heart-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white flowers tinged with pink and arranged singly in leaf axils.

Where it grows

Philotheca obovalis grows in heath on sandstone, mainly in the Blue Mountains of eastern New South Wales.

Other Philotheca plants

Philotheca pungens · Philotheca trachyphylla · Philotheca acrolopha · Narrow Leaf Wax Flower · Philotheca apiculata · Philotheca basistyla · Philotheca brevifolia · Philotheca brucei · Philotheca buxifolia · Philotheca ciliata · Philotheca citrina · Philotheca coateana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philotheca obovalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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