Boronia ruppii Cheel

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Shrub to 2 m high. Branches stellate-tomentose, eglandular. Stellate hairs sessile; rays firm, ± straight, shiny. Leaves 1–3-foliolate, first few leaves of a branch usually 3-foliolate and then only unifoliolate ones produced; petiole 1–3 mm long; pinnate leaves 8–21 mm long,  6–26 mm wide; unifoliolate leaves and leaflets elliptic to broadly elliptic or spathulate,  4–18 mm long, 3–8 mm wide, obtuse, glabrous or with a few scattered hairs. Inflorescence 1–3-flowered, stellate-tomentose; peduncle 1–6 mm long; pedicels 3–8 mm long. Sepals ovate-deltate, 3.5–5 mm long, 2–3 mm wide, acute; abaxial surface densely stellate-tomentose. Petals 5–9 mm long, white to pink. Cocci glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grows in dry woodland on serpentine. 
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
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Images

Boronia ruppii unspecified picture

Distribution

Boronia ruppii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771685-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569303
COL ID 68P7Z
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Boronia ruppii