Leionema elatius

Leionema elatius, commonly known as tall phebalium,[2] is a shrub species that is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.

It has glossy green, variably-shaped leaves and clusters of white-lemon flowers in spring.

The leaves are flat, lance-shaped, oblong or narrowly oval to spoon-shaped, 1.5–3.5 cm (0.59–1.38 in) long, 3–10 mm (0.12–0.39 in) wide, upper surface shiny and smooth with a distinctive midrib below.

[2] Tall phebalium was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller, who gave it the name Eriostemon elatior in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected near Tenterfield.

[7] Wilson described two subspecies and the names are accepted by the Australian Plant Census: Leionema elatius grows mostly on the ranges north of Bulahdelah and far south-eastern areas of Queensland.

Subspecies elatius in Dorrigo National Park
Habit on Dome Mountain in Dorrigo National Park