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Philotheca wonganensis

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Philotheca wonganensis, commonly known as Wongan philotheca, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with thin, cylindrical leaves and white flowers with a pink central stripe, usually arranged singly in leaf axils.

Where it grows

Philotheca wonganensis grows in dense shrubland and woodland with a shrubby understorey. It is only known from four populations in the Shire of Wongan–Ballidu in the south-west of Western Australia.

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 wonganensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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