Wilson, Paul G. (16 September 1998), A taxonomic review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca (Rutaceae: Boronieae). Nuytsia 12(2): 263 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Near York, Western Australia, 28 September 1921, P.A. Sargent (holo: PERTH 00895830)."

• APC Dist.: WA

• Etymology: "The epithet refers to the plant's preferred habitat."
• Text: "Habitat. Found growing on laterite and ironstone."

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 414 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

George, A.S. (December 2019), On orthography. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 181: 40 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Philotheca nodiflora subsp. latericola: in the protologue the epithet was said to refer to the ‘plant’s preferred habitat’ which was given as ‘on laterite and ironstone’. In fact, this derivation is from the Greek lateri- (at the side) + -cola (inhabiting). ‘Growing on laterite’ would be lateriticola."
• Comment: As indicated by George, the taxon name does not match the etymology supplied by the original author but since it is nonetheless orthographically correct the original spelling is to be retained under ICN Art. 60.1 (Shenzhen Code, 2018).

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