Boronia muelleri
| Forest boronia | |
|---|---|
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| Boronia muelleri, Bunyip State Park, Victoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Boronia |
| Species: | B. muelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Boronia muelleri (Benth.) Cheel | |
| Synonyms | |
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Boronia pinnata var. muelleri Benth.[1] | |
Boronia muelleri, the forest boronia, is a flowering plant that occurs in open forest in Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.[2][3] It grows to between 0.8 and 3 metres in height and has scented, pinnate leaves which have 7 and 17 leaflets, each 5 to 25 mm long and 1 to 3 mm wide.[2] Pale pink flowers appear between October and February in the species native range. These are produced in clusters of 1 to 7 on 7 to 15 mm long pedicels.[2]
Two cultivars are registered with the Australian Cultivar Registration Authority, 'Snowy River' and 'Sunset Serenade'.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Boronia muelleri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- 1 2 3 P.H. Weston & M.F. Duretto. "New South Wales Flora Online: Boronia muelleri". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ↑ "Boronia muelleri". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
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