Boronia megastigma

Brown boronia
Boronia megastigma in the ANBG
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Boronia
Species:
B. megastigma
Binomial name
Boronia megastigma
Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Synonyms[1]
  • Boronia megastigma var. aurea Anon.
  • Boronia megastigma var. aurea W.Mill. & N.Taylor nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • Boronia megastigma Bartl. var. megastigma
  • Boronia tristis Turcz.

Boronia megastigma, commonly known as brown boronia,[2] sweet-scented boronia[3] or scented boronia,[4] is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect shrub with aromatic leaves and flowers, the leaves with three or five leaflets and the flowers cup-shaped, dark brown to purplish black on the outside and yellow inside.

  1. ^ a b "Boronia megastigma". APC. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ Senior, Anna. "Boronia megastigma". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ Duretto, Marco F.; Wilson, Paul G.; Ladiges, Pauline Y. "Boronia megastigma". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Boronia megastigma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.