Ochrosperma citriodorum (A.R. Penfold & J.L.Willis) Trudgen APNI* Synonyms: Baeckea citriodora A.R. Penfold & J.L.Willis APNI*
Description: Spreading shrub to 0.4 m high.
Leaves spreading, elliptic to obovate, 1.5–3 mm long, 0.5–1.5 mm wide, slightly thickened and usually recurved towards apex, glabrous.
Flowers solitary, or rarely in pairs on a common peduncle; bracteoles c. 0.6 mm long. Sepals triangular, acute to obtuse. Corolla c. 2.5 mm diam., white; petals rounded, c. 1 mm long. Style set deeply into the ovary summit.
Capsule 2–2.5 mm diam.
Flowering: chiefly spring and summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in heath on sand, in coastal and near coastal sites; north from Port Macquarie.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by Peter G. Wilson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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