Boronia lanuginosa

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]

Boronia lanuginosa
Boronia lanuginosa, NT

Least Concern (TPWCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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.

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.[6][2] The specific epithet comes from the Latin, lanuginosa, meaning woolly or downy.[7]

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.[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]

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References
  1. "Boronia lanuginosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  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. 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. 2013. "NTflora factsheet: Boronia lanuginosa". Northern Territory flora online, Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. "FloraBase: Boronia lanuginosa". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. "Boronia lanuginosa". APNI. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. Stearn, W.T. 2004. Botanical Latin, 4th ed., p.439, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
  8. "AVH mapview: Boronia lanuginosa". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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