Boronia crassifolia Bartl.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Rounded shrub to 30 cm high. Branches puberulous all over or in lines. Leaves subsessile, 3–7-foliolate, 1–1.5 cm long, coriaceous, glabrous or sparsely puberulous; leaflets linear-spathulate,  5–10 mm long, flat or convex. Flowers axillary, solitary, pendulous, frequently on older wood; pedicel 3–5 mm long, thickened above. Sepals suborbicular, c. 2.5 mm long, sparsely puberulous or glabrous, dark red. Petals 4 mm long, sparsely puberulous, cream to reddish brown. Disc entire, puberulous. Stamens: filaments terete, puberulous; antisepalous filaments with spherical, verrucose apex and anthers 0.2–0.6 mm long; antipetalous filaments slightly verrucose and with anthers 1–2 mm long. Ovary puberulous; stigma sessile, cushion-shaped and quadrangular, 1–1.5 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Grows in sand or sandy loam.
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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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Distribution

Boronia crassifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771591-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569117
COL ID 5WP6M
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Synonyms

Boronia crassifolia Boronia humilis Boronia multicaulis