Leionema lamprophyllum
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Leionema lamprophyllum, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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SHINY PHEBALIUM FACTS
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Common Name
Shiny Phebalium
Description
Shiny Phebalium is a compact shrub with warty stems with fine hairs. The small leaves are elliptic to broad obovate or almost round, and grow to 3mm to 10mm long by 2mm to 4mm wide. Leaf margins are entire and smooth and glossy above. Clusters of star shaped flowers are produced in the axils of the terminal leaves. The flowers are white with petals about 4mm long, and are produced from late winter to spring.
Height
1m - 2m
Spread
1m - 2m
Habitat
Grows on heathland on exposed ridges at higher altitudes.
Distribution
New South Wales, Victoria.,
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Sapindales | | Family: | Rutaceae | | Genus: | Leionema | | Species: | lamprophyllum | | Common Name: | Shiny Phebalium |
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