Rudge, E. (1816), A Description of several new Species of Plants from New Holland. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11(2): 298, t. 21 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Philotheca australis Rudge (nom. illeg.)

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 348 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 11 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drummondita Harv. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 20 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drummondita Harv. legitimate

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 324 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 76 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 87-88, 201 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 320 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Rutaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 195 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 194 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Rutaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 461 [secondary reference]

Porteners, M.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Philotheca. Flora of New South Wales 2: 249 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. & Harden G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Philotheca. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 292 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Waxflowers [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 877 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 656 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 366-367 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek philos (a liking for), and thece (case), referring to the partially united staminal filaments of the type species."

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