Philotheca trachyphylla
Philotheca trachyphylla, commonly known as rock wax-flower, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with glandular-warty, oblong to narrow egg-shaped leaves and white flowers arranged singly or in twos or threes, in leaf axils. Description. "Philotheca trachyphylla" is a shrub or small tree that typically grows to a height of and has cylindrical, glandular-warty branchlets. The leaves are oblong to elliptical or narrow egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, usually long and wide with small  glandular-warty edges. The flowers are arranged singly or in twos or threes in leaf axils, each flower on a pedicel long. The five sepals are more or less round, about long and the petals are white, elliptical and long. The ten stamens are linear, tapering towards the tip and hairy. Taxonomy. Rock wax-flower was formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name "Eriostemon trachyphyllus" and published the description in his book, "Definitions of rare or hithertoo undescribed Australian Plants". In 1998, Paul Wilson changed the name to "Philotheca trachyphylla" in  the journal "Nuytsia". Distribution and habitat. "Philotheca trachyphylla" occurs on hillsides and in gullies within forests in New South Wales and Victoria. In New South Wales it is mainly found in coastal ranges south from Braidwood and in Victoria east from the Brythen-Ensay area.