Assignment/exercise
UniSC Plant Profile - Rutaceae, Boronia rivularis
University of the Sunshine Coast
2024
Appears in UniSC Plant Profiles
Abstract
Boronia rivularis, referred to as the Wide Bay boronia is a member of the citrus family (ALA, n.d.) Rivularis is derived from Latin, meaning channel or small stream (Duretto, 2003). This is because the species was first discovered in gullies on K gari (formerly Fraser Is.) (Duretto, 2003). According to the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992, B. rivularis is classed as near threatened . B. rivularis is a woody shrub, traditionally growing to 2m tall (ALA, n.d.). It has pinnate leaves with between three and thirteen leaflets, and the last leaflet is elliptic (ALA, n.d.). Clusters are positioned in the leaf axils or at the tips of the branches, with three to nine flowers (ALA, n.d.). These collections are supported by a slender stalk measuring 5-17mm in length (ALA, n.d.). The star shaped flowers typically bloom from September to December, ranging in colour from white to pink (Wang, 1997). The seeds of B. rivularis are dispersed up to 2m away from the parent plant in a slightly explosive form (Wang, 1997).
Details
- Title
- UniSC Plant Profile - Rutaceae, Boronia rivularis
- Authors
- Liberty Owen - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Location
- Latitude: -26.718 Longitude: 153.071; UniSC Sunshine Coast Campus, Compensatory habitat site, adjacent to Claymore Road.
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date collected
- 21-Mar-2024
- Date published
- 2024
- Copyright note
- (c) The Author. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991093996102621
- Output Type
- Assignment/exercise; Plant Profile Sheet
- Teaching and Learning
- ENS221; Plant Diversity and Ecology
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