Boronia keysii Domin

Key's boronia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 2 m high. Branches slightly quadrangular to terete; young shoots moderately to densely stellate-tomentose. Leaves 1–7-foliolate, 8–75 mm long, 4–40 mm wide; petiole  5–12 mm long; rachis segments 9–11 mm long; leaflets elliptic to lanceolate, attenuate, acute; terminal leaflets 15–51 mm long, 3–12 mm wide; lateral leaflets 7–23 mm long, 4–10 mm wide. Inflorescence 3–7-flowered, stellate-tomentose; peduncle 3–5 mm long; pedicels 5–15 mm long. Sepals ovate-deltate, 2.5–3.5 mm long, acuminate to acute; abaxial surface stellate-tomentose. Petals 5.5–8 mm long, pink. Filaments pilose.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

Grows in wet sclerophyll forest, sometimes with Agathis, and often in recently disturbed sites. 
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Images

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Distribution

Boronia keysii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771633-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569201
COL ID 68P76
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Synonyms

Boronia keysii