Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Boronia citriodora Gunn ex Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Fl. Tasman. 1: 68 (1855) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | glabrous, petioles short, thick, leaves 1-2-jugate, leaflets obovate-lanceolate, acute, coriaceous, obscurely punctate, flowers 1-3, pedicellate, 4-seriate, in bud dark rose |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Boronia pinnata var. citriodora (Gunn ex Hook.f.) Rodway |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |