Rutaceae Juss.
Philotheca langei Mollemans , legitimate, scientific
Mollemans, F.H. (11 June 1993), Drummondita wilsonii, Philotheca langei and P. basistyla (Rutaceae), new species from south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 9(1): 98, 100-101, Figs 2, 4 (map). BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Northern Wheatbelt, NW of Chiddarcooping Hill (precise locality withheld), alt. c. 465 m., 25th August 1991, F.H. & M.P. Mollemans 4127 (holo: PERTH; iso: AD, BISH, CANB, K)."
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The species is named in honour of Dr Robert T. (Bob) Lange for his untiring efforts in rangelands ecology and palaeobotany in Australia, a mentor of some of Australia's leading botanists and my Honours supervisor at the University of Adelaide in 1981."
Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 383-384 [secondary reference]