Boronia
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This article is about a plant genus. For the suburb in Melbourne, Australia, see Boronia, Victoria. For the Hockey Dad album, see Boronia (album).
Boronia is a genus of about 160 species of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae. Most are endemic to Australia with a few species in New Caledonia, which were previously placed in the genus Boronella. They occur in all Australian states but the genus is under review and a number of species are yet to be described or have the description published. Boronias are similar to familiar plants in the genera Zieria, Eriostemon and Correa but can be distinguished from them by the number of petals or stamens. Some species have a distinctive fragrance and are popular garden plants.
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Boronia | |
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Boronia fraseri at the Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve, NSW | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
Genus: | Boronia Sm.[1] |
Species | |
About 160; see List of Boronia species |
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