Boronia muelleri

Forest Boronia
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

Boronia pinnata var. muelleri Benth.[1]

Boronia muelleri (Forest Boronia) is a flowering plant that occurs in open forest in Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.[2] 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. ^ a b "Boronia muelleri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=BORONIA+MUELLERI. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  2. ^ a b c New South Wales Flora Online: Boronia muelleri by P.H. Weston & M.F. Duretto, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia