Boronia pulchella Turcz.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Slender virgate shrub to 1 m high. Branches puberulous between decurrent leaf bases. Leaves subsessile, 5–15-foliolate, 1.5–3 cm long, glabrous; leaflets linear to narrowly oblong, 5–12 mm long, entire or minutely crenulate. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicel 6–10 mm long. Sepals ovate to narrowly triangular, c. 2 mm long, glabrous. Petals broadly ovate, 6–9 mm long, minutely apiculate, sparsely puberulous adaxially and abaxially, deep pink. Disc prominent, glabrous. Stamens: filaments subterete, glandular-verrucose, sparsely hispid; antisepalous filaments with prominent apical swelling; anthers c. 1 mm long, minutely apiculate. Ovary pilose at apex; style thick, c. 0.5 mm high, pilose; stigma prominent, globose, 1 mm diam.
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 among rocks or stones in moist situations.
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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 pulchella unspecified picture

Distribution

Boronia pulchella world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771674-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569282
COL ID 5WP7Z
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Boronia drummondii Boronia pulchella var. alba Boronia pulchella var. distans Boronia pulchella