Boronia lanuginosa
| Boronia lanuginosa | |
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| Boronia lanuginosa, NT | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Boronia |
| Species: | B. lanuginosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Boronia lanuginosa | |
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Boronia lanuginosa is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub with woolly pinnate leaves.[4]
Description
[edit]Boronia lanuginosa is a perennial[4] of a height from 0.4–1.5 m (1–5 ft).[5] The leaves are pinnate, the pinnae being linear with revolute margins.[5] Its flowers are white to pink and it flowers and fruits from January through to November[4] (January to September.[5])
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]This species was first formally described in 1837 by the Austrian botanist, Endlicher, who gave it the name Boronia lanuginosa.[6][2] The specific epithet comes from the Latin, lanuginosa, meaning woolly or downy.[7]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Boronia lanuginosa is found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[3] However, the occurrence records show this as an essentially Top End species.[8] It is found in the IBRA regions of Victoria Bonaparte,[5][4] Arnhem Coast, Arnhem Plateau, Central Arnhem, Daly Basin, Darwin Coastal, Gulf Coastal, Gulf Fall and Uplands, Gulf Plains, and Pine Creek.[4] It grows on sandstone and sand, in gullies and creekbeds, and in woodland and forest.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boronia lanuginosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b Endlicher, S.L. 1837. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W., Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 16
- ^ a b Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Boronia lanuginosa". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e 2013. "NTflora factsheet: Boronia lanuginosa". Northern Territory flora online, Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "FloraBase: Boronia lanuginosa". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Boronia lanuginosa". APNI. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Stearn, W.T. 2004. Botanical Latin, 4th ed., p.439, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
- ^ "AVH mapview: Boronia lanuginosa". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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