Boronia squamipetala Duretto

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 1 m high. Branches quadrangular, not glandular-verrucose, with a sparse to moderately dense stellate indumentum. Leaves 5–13-foliolate, 33–55 mm long, 12–20 mm wide, with a few scattered hairs or a sparse stellate indumentum concentrated on midrib; petiole 6–15 mm long; rachis segments 2–10 mm long; leaflets elliptic, 3–20 mm long,  1–6 mm wide. Peduncle 1–2 mm long; pedicels 2–6 mm long. Sepals ovate-deltate, c. 2 mm long, c. 1 mm wide; abaxial surface with a sparse to moderately dense stellate indumentum. Petals 4–7 mm long, green to white; abaxial surface with a moderately dense stellate indumentum. Cocci glabrous. Seed sclerotesta with unfused tubercles.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Grows in open woodland, forest and heath on loams, sand, or rocky pavements. 
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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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Distribution

Boronia squamipetala world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1007203-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569316
COL ID MKYJ
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Synonyms

Boronia squamipetala