Phebalium squameum, Satin Wood - Pb6.5

Nematolepis squamea is a large shrub or small tree up to about 10 metres in height but often smaller in cultivation. The leaves are elliptical in shape to about 80 mm long by 20 mm wide, glossy green above and silvery below. The individual white flowers are five-petalled and relatively small but they occur in clusters of up to 20 and are reasonably conspicuous. Flowering usually occurs in spring.