Boronia lanuginosa

Boronia lanuginosa
Boronia lanuginosa, NT
LC (TPWCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Boronia
Species: B. lanuginosa''
Binomial name
Boronia lanuginosa
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

  • Boronia artemisiifolia F.Muell.
  • Boronia artemisiifolia var. wilsonii Benth.

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

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

This species was first formally described in 1837 by the Austrian botanist, Endlicher, who gave it the name Boronia lanuginosa.[1][2] The specific epithet comes from the Latin, lanuginosa, meaning woolly or downy.[6]

Distribution and habitat

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.[7] 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

  1. 1 2 "APNI: Boronia lanuginosa". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 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
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 2013. "NTflora factsheet: Boronia lanuginosa". Northern Territory flora online, Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "FloraBase: Boronia lanuginosa". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Stearn, W.T. 2004. Botanical Latin, 4th ed., p.439, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
  7. ↑ "AVH mapview: Boronia lanuginosa". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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