Boronia odorata Duretto

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 2 m high. Branches stellate-tomentose. Stellate hairs with rays to 0.05 (–0.1) mm long. Leaves usually simple (juvenile leaves trifoliolate); petiole 1–8 mm long; simple leaves and terminal leaflets elliptic, (5–) 12–40 mm long, 2–8 mm wide, obtuse at base, acute, with a very sparse to sparse stellate indumentum on adaxial surface (sometimes becoming glabrous); lateral leaflets 10–15 mm long. Inflorescence 1–7-flowered; peduncle 1–2 mm long; pedicels 1–7 mm long. Sepals 2–4.5 mm long, 1–2.5 mm wide, acute to slightly acuminate. Petals (4–) 6–11 mm long, pink to white; adaxial surface with a moderately dense indumentum. Stamens: filaments pilose; anther apiculum large, reflexed. Cocci glabrous or sparsely hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

Grows in open woodland on sandstone. 
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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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

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Distribution

Boronia odorata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1007202-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569244
COL ID MKX8
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Synonyms

Boronia odorata