Phebalium obovatum
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| Phebalium obovatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Phebalium |
| Species: | P. obovatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Phebalium obovatum (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phebalium lepidotum var. obovatum Paul G.Wilson | |
Phebalium obovatum is a species of spreading shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has thick, egg-shaped or elliptical leaves densely covered with silvery scales on the lower side and white flowers arranged in umbels with silvery or rust-coloured scales on the back.
Phebalium obovatum is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.0 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in). The leaves are thick, egg-shaped to elliptical, about 5 mm (0.20 in) long and 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide. The leaves are glossy on the upper surface, covered with silvery scales on the lower surface. The flowers are borne in umbels, each flower on a scaly pedicel 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) long. The five sepals are 2–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) long, joined for half their length and covered with silvery to rust-coloured scales on the outside. The petals are white, elliptical, about 4 mm (0.16 in) long with silvery to rust-coloured scales on the back. Flowering occurs from September to December.[2][3][4]