Boronia heterophylla F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Glabrous shrub to 2 m high. Branches slender. Leaves usually trifoliolate, rarely simple or pinnate; petiole 1–2 cm long; leaflets linear, 2–3 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary, ± pendulous; pedicel c. 1 cm long, slender, turbinate above. Sepals suborbicular, 2–3 mm long, apiculate, coriaceous. Petals suborbicular, c. 8 mm long, puberulous on adaxial surface, deep pink to red. Disc flat, glabrous. Stamens: filaments glabrous; antisepalous anthers large, c. 1.2 mm long, black, sterile; antipetalous anthers small, c. 0.5 mm long, fertile. Ovary pilose; stigma sessile, thick, massive, cylindrical, c. 2 mm long, sparsely pilose at base, black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Generally growing near streams. 
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Boronia heterophylla world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771623-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569176
COL ID MKVP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Boronia heterophylla Boronia heterophylla var. brevipes