- Reference
- Rutaceae 7,Tab.4 (1834)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tree, 1.5-6 m high. Fl. white, Sep. Skeletal soils, stony soils. Massive rock scree, gorges.
Scientific Description
Tree, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, covered in hairs or scales, the hairs stellate (star-shaped). Leaves alternate, simple, 55-115 mm long, 24-50 mm wide, flat, the margins flat, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers in axillary, loose clusters (cymes or panicles) or in terminal, loose clusters (cymes or panicles); calyx present, 0.5-1.5 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla white or cream, petals five, 2-2.5 mm long, valvate (not overlapping), free, glabrous; stamens the same number as petals. Flowers in September, October and November. Occurs in the Northern Botanical Province, in the Pilbara IBRA region(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Pilbara.
- IBRA Subregions
- Hamersley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton.