Nematolepis wilsonii is an endangered shrub or small tree species which is endemic to Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It may grow up to 10 metres tall and has mottled bark. The shiny green leaves are 30 to 80 mm long and 5 to 15 mm wide, and have silvery scales underneath. Star-shaped white flowers are produced in groups of 1 to 9 in the leaf axils in spring.

The species was first formally described in 1988 and named Phebalium wilsonii
The species was transferred to the genus Nematolepis

Nematolepis

Nematolepis is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Rutaceae.The 7 species, all of which are endemic to Australia, are as follows:*Nematolepis elliptica Paul G.Wilson...

by Paul G. Wilson in 2003.

The species is listed as "vulnerable" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and "threatened" under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act. The only known population, near Marysville

Marysville, Victoria

Marysville is a small town, 34 kilometres north-east of Healesville, in the Shire of Murrindindi in Victoria, Australia. The town, which previously had a population of around 500 people, was devastated by the Murrindindi Mill bushfire on 7 February 2009. On 19 February 2009 the official death toll...

 was destroyed by the Black Saturday bushfires. Plants were subsequently established in a nearby catchment using seed from the Millennium Seed Bank.