Boronia subsessilis Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Woody perennial to 0.3 m high, glabrous except stamens. Branches with decurrent leaf bases faint. Leaves sessile, slender-terete, 10–25 mm long, usually exceeding internodes, blunt or acuminate, channelled above. Flowers axillary, solitary or paired; pedicels 1–3 mm long. Sepals very broadly ovate, c. 2 mm long, thick. Petals broadly ovate, c. 6 mm long, obtuse, firm, white adaxially, green to blue abaxially with narrow white margin, prominently glandular. Stamens: filaments flat, somewhat verrucose towards apex, stiffly ciliate; anthers c. 0.5 mm long; apiculum recurved, broadly obovate, to 1 mm long. Stigma large, globular to narrowly ellipsoid, subsessile or on a short thick style.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Generally found growing in gravel, often on rocky hills, but also in sand. 
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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

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Distribution

Boronia subsessilis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771695-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569320
COL ID MKYN
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Synonyms

Boronia subsessilis