Bosistoa

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Bosistoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Bosistoa
Species

Bosistoa brassii
Bosistoa floydii
Bosistoa medicinalis
Bosistoa monostylis
Bosistoa pentacocca
Bosistoa transversa

Bosistoa is an Australian genus of plants with 6 species in the family Rutaceae. Most of them are endangered due to forest clearing and encroachment by weeds. They are known colloquially as bonewoods or satinhearts.

Species
  • Bosistoa brassii – Brass's Bonewood
  • Bosistoa floydii – Five-leaved Bonewood (Near Threatened)
  • Bosistoa medicinalis – Medicine Bonewood
  • Bosistoa monostylis – Eumundi Bonewood
  • Bosistoa pentacocca – Ferny-leaf Bosistoa or Native Almond
  • Bosistoa transversa (syn. B. selwynii) – Three-leaved Bosistoa or Yellow Satinheart (Vulnerable)

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