Boronia

This article is about a plant genus. For the suburb in Melbourne, Australia, see Boronia, Victoria.

Boronia

Boronia fraseri, Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve, NSW
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Subfamily:	Rutoideae
Genus:	Boronia Sm.
Species
See text
Synonyms
Cyanothamnus Lindl.

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Boronia is a genus of about 160 species of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, all of which are endemic in Australia. They occur in all Australian states but the genus is under review and a number of species are yet to be described or the description published. Boronias are similar to familiar plants in the genera Zieria, Eriostemon and Correa but can be distinguished from them by the number of petals or stamens. Some species have a distinctive fragrance and are popular garden plants.

Description

Plants in the genus Boronia are nearly always shrubs although a very small number occur as herbs or as small trees. The leaves are usually arranged in opposite pairs and may be simple leaves or compound leaves with up to nineteen or more leaflets, in either a pinnate or bipinnate arrangement. The flowers are arranged in groups in the leaf axils or on the ends of the branches and have both male and female parts. There are usually five separate sepals, five separate petals and eight stamens. (In Zieria there are only four stamens, Eriostemon species have five petals and in Correa the petals are joined to form a bell-shaped tube.) There are four carpels with their styles fused and there are two ovules in each carpel.^[1]^[2]

Boronia algida

Boronia imlayensis

Taxonomy and naming

The genus Boronia was first formally described in 1798 by James Edward Smith and the description was published in Tracts Relating to Natural History.^[3]^[4] The name Boronia honours Francesco Borone (1769 - 1794), Italian naturalist and plant collector, who assisted John Sibthorp in Greece and Turkey, Adam Afzelius in Sierra Leone and James Edward Smith during his European tour in 1787.^[5]^[6]

Boronia, an outer suburb of Melbourne in Australia was named after a boronia found growing in the area.

Distribution and habitat

Boronias are found in all states and mainland territories of Australia and generally grow in open forests or woodlands, only rarely in rainforests or arid areas.^[1]^[2]

Use in horticulture

Boronias, especially B. megastigma, are known for their perfumed flowers. Unfortunately, they are generally somewhat difficult to grow in cultivation. All species require excellent drainage and part shade.^[7]

Species include:

Boronia acanthoclada Paul G. Wilson
Boronia adamsiana F.Muell. - Barbalin boronia
Boronia alata Sm.
Boronia albiflora R.Br. ex Benth.
Boronia algida F.Muell. - alpine boronia
Boronia alulata Sol. ex Benth.
Boronia amabilis S.T.Blake ex Benth. - Wyerba boronia
Boronia amplectens Duretto
Boronia anceps Paul G.Wilson
Boronia anemonifolia A.Cunn. - sticky boronia
Boronia anethifolia A.Cunn. ex Endl. - narrow-leaved boronia
Boronia angustisepala Duretto
Boronia anomala Duretto
Boronia anomala Duretto
Boronia baeckeacea F.Muell.
Boronia barkeriana F.Muell. - Barker's boronia
Boronia barrettiorum Duretto
Boronia beeronensis Duretto - Beeron boronia
Boronia bella Duretto
Boronia bipinnata Lindl. - rock boronia
Boronia boliviensis J.B.Williams & J.T.Hunter - Bolivia Hill boronia
Boronia bowmanii F.Muell.
Boronia busselliana F.Muell.
Boronia caerulata Boitard
Boronia capitata Benth.- cluster boronia
Boronia chartacea P.H.Weston
Boronia citrata N.G.Walsh
Boronia citriodora Gunn ex Hook.f. - lemon boronia
Boronia clavata Paul G.Wilson
Boronia clavellifolia F.Muell.
Boronia coerulescens F.Muell. - blue boronia
Boronia coriacea Paul G.Wilson
Boronia corynophylla Paul G.Wilson
Boronia crassifolia Bartl.
Boronia crassipes Bartl.
Boronia cremnophila R.L.Barrett, M.D.Barrett & Duretto
Boronia crenulata Sm. - aniseed boronia
Boronia cymosa Endl.
Boronia deanei Maiden & Betche - Deane's boronia
Boronia decumbens Duretto
Boronia defoliata F.Muell.
Boronia denticulata Sm. - tooth-leaved boronia
Boronia dichotoma Lindl.
Boronia duiganiae Duretto
Boronia edwardsii Benth. - island boronia
Boronia elisabethiae Duretto
Boronia eriantha Lindl.
Boronia ericifolia Benth.
Boronia excelsa Duretto
Boronia exilis Paul G.Wilson
Boronia fabianoides (Diels) Paul G.Wilson
Boronia falcifolia A.Cunn. ex Endl. - sickle boronia, wallum boronia
Boronia fascigiata Bartl.
Boronia filicifolia A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Boronia filifolia F.Muell. - slender boronia
Boronia floribunda Sieber ex Rchb.
Boronia foetida Duretto
Boronia forsteri Duretto - Forster's boronia
Boronia fraseri Hook. - Fraser's boronia
Boronia galbraithiae Albr. -Galbraith's boronia
Boronia glabra (Maiden & Betche) Cheel - sandstone boronia, smooth boronia
Boronia gracilipes F.Muell. - karri boronia
Boronia grandisepala F.Muell.
Boronia granitica Maiden & Betche - granite boronia
Boronia gravicocca Duretto
Boronia grimshawii Duretto
Boronia gunnii Hook.f. - Gunn's boronia
Boronia hapalophylla Duretto, F.J.Edwards & P.G.Edwards
Boronia hemichiton Duretto
Boronia heterophylla F.Muell. - red boronia, Kalgan boronia
Boronia hippopala Duretto
Boronia hoipolloi Duretto
Boronia humifusa Paul G.Wilson
Boronia imlayensis Duretto - Mount Imlay boronia
Boronia inconspicua Benth.
Boronia inflexa Duretto
Boronia inornata Turcz. - desert boronia
Boronia interrex R.L.Barrett, M.D.Barrett & Duretto - Regent River boronia
Boronia jensziae Duretto - Andy Jensz's boronia
Boronia jucunda Duretto
Boronia juncea Bartl.
Boronia kalumburuensis Duretto
Boronia keysii Domin - Key's boronia
Boronia lanceolata F.Muell.
Boronia lanuginosa Endl.
Boronia latipinna J.H.Willis - Grampians boronia
Boronia laxa Duretto
Boronia ledifolia (Vent.) DC. - showy boronia, ledum boronia
Boronia interrex R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett
Boronia megastigma Bartl. - sweet-scented brown boronia
Boronia microphylla Sieber ex Rchb. - small-leaved boronia
Boronia minutipinna Duretto
Boronia mollis A.Cunn. ex Lindl. - soft boronia
Boronia molloyae J.Drumm. - tall boronia
Boronia montimulliganensis Duretto
Boronia muelleri (Benth.) Cheel - pink boronia
Boronia nana Hook. - small boronia
Boronia nematophylla F.Muell.
Boronia obovata C.T.White
Boronia occidentalis Duretto
Boronia octandra Paul G.Wilson
Boronia odorata Duretto
Boronia ovata Lindl.
Boronia oxyantha Turcz.
Boronia palasepala Duretto
Boronia parviflora Sm. - swamp boronia
Boronia pauciflora W.Fitzg.
Boronia penicillata Benth.
Boronia pilosa Labill. - hairy boronia
Boronia pinnata Sm. - pinnate boronia
Boronia polygalifolia Sm. - waxy boronia, dwarf boronia, milkwort boronia
Boronia prolixa Duretto
Boronia pulchella Turcz. - pink boronia
Boronia purdieana Diels - winter boronia
Boronia quadrilata Duretto
Boronia quinkanensis Duretto
Boronia ramosa (Lindl.) Benth.
Boronia repanda (F.Muell. ex Maiden & Betche) Maiden & Betche - border boronia
Boronia revoluta Paul G.Wilson
Boronia rhomboidea Hook. - broad-leaf boronia
Boronia rigens Cheel - stiff boronia
Boronia rivularis C.T.White - Wide Bay boronia
Boronia rosmarinifolia A.Cunn. ex Endl. - rosemary boronia, forest boronia
Boronia rozefeldsii Duretto - Schouten Island boronia
Boronia rubiginosa A.Cunn. ex Endl.
Boronia rupicola Duretto
Boronia ruppii Cheel - Rupp's boronia
Boronia safrolifera Cheel - safrole boronia, coast boronia
Boronia scabra Lindl. - rough boronia
Boronia serrulata Sm. - native rose, rose boronia
Boronia spathulata Lindl.
Boronia splendida Duretto - splendid boronia
Boronia squamipetala Duretto
Boronia stricta Bartl.
Boronia suberosa Duretto
Boronia subsessilis Benth.
Boronia subulifolia Cheel
Boronia tenuior Domin
Boronia tenuis (Lindl.) Benth. -blue boronia
Boronia ternata Endl.
Boronia tetragona Paul G.Wilson
Boronia tetrandra Labill. - yellow boronia
Boronia thedae R.L.Barrett, M.D.Barrett & Duretto
Boronia thujona A.R.Penfold & M.B.Welch - bronzy boronia
Boronia tolerans Turcz.
Boronia umbellata P.H.Weston
Boronia verecunda Duretto
Boronia virgata Paul G.Wilson
Boronia viridiflora Duretto
Boronia warrumbunglensis P.H.Weston
Boronia westringoides Paul G.Wilson
Boronia whitei Cheel - White's boronia
Boronia wilsonii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Duretto
Boronia xanthastrum Duretto
Boronia warangensis Duretto
Boronia yarrowmerensis Duretto
Boronia zeteticorum Duretto

References

1 2 Weston, Peter H.; Duretto, Marco. "Genus Boronia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: plantnet. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
1 2 "The Boronia family". Australian Native Plants Society Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Boronia". APNI. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ Smith, James Edward (1798). Tracts relating to natural history. London. p. 288. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Boronia Sm.". APNI. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC world dictionary of plant names : common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 327. ISBN 0849326737.
↑ "The Boronia Family - cultivation". Australian Native Plants Society Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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