Boronia verecunda Duretto

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Boronia

Characteristics

Subshrub to 40 cm high. Young branches with moderately dense stellate indumentum. Stellate hairs with 9–15 rays; rays weak, flexuous, dull, light pink to white. Leaves sessile or petiolate; petiole to 1 mm long; lamina narrowly elliptic to narrowly lanceolate, 13–27 (–50) mm long, 2–4 (–8) mm wide, attenuate to cuneate at base, acute, with sparse to moderately dense stellate indumentum. Peduncle 0.5–1 mm long; pedicel 1–1.5 mm long. Perianth white or pink, becoming green when in fruit. Sepals ovate-deltate, 6–7 mm long, 1.5–3 mm wide, acute to acuminate; abaxial surface glabrous or with sparse stellate indumentum. Petals  3.5–4.5 mm long, 1.5–2.5 mm wide; adaxial surface glabrous or hairy.
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Environment

Restricted to sandstone escarpment country.
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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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Distribution

Boronia verecunda world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:996141-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569349
COL ID MKZB
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Synonyms

Boronia verecunda