Boronia algida F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 1 m high. Branches glandular-verrucose, puberulous. Leaves (3–) 5–9-foliolate, 8–15 mm long, 4–5 mm wide, glabrous or with a few hairs on midrib; petiole 0.5–1 mm long; rachis segments 1–4 mm long; leaflets oblanceolate, 2–9 mm long, 1–4.5 mm wide, obtuse to obcordate, with terminal leaflets shortest. Pedicels 0.5–5 mm long. Sepals broadly ovate-deltate, 1–2.5 mm long, 0.5–1.5 mm wide. Petals 4–7 mm long, pink or white, persistent; abaxial surface glabrous. Filaments glabrous. Ovary glabrous; stigma globular, much wider than style. Cocci glabrous. Seed verrucose.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Grows in soils derived from granite or sandstone in heath or open eucalypt woodland communities. 
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
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Images

Boronia algida unspecified picture

Distribution

Boronia algida world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771565-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569065
COL ID MKT4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Boronia algida