Boronia

E578186

plant genus taxon

Boronia is a genus of aromatic flowering shrubs native mainly to Australia, known for their attractive, often fragrant blooms and use in horticulture and perfumery.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Eriostemon	1
Phebalium	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ
climatePreference	temperate climate ⓘ
commonName	boronia ⓘ
contains	essential oils ⓘ
cultivationDifficulty	often difficult to cultivate ⓘ
describedBy	James Edward Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
distribution	mainly southern Australia ⓘ
economicUse	fragrance industry ⓘ nursery trade ⓘ
family	Rutaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerColor	pink ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ
flowerStructure	typically four-petalled flowers ⓘ
fragranceUse	boronia absolute ⓘ
growthForm	small shrub ⓘ
habitat	heathland ⓘ sclerophyll forest ⓘ woodland ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	aromatic ⓘ flowering shrub ⓘ fragrant flowers ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	often pinnate leaves ⓘ
namedAfter	Francesco Borone NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	Australia ⓘ New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSpecies	Boronia heterophylla NERFINISHED ⓘ Boronia ledifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Boronia megastigma NERFINISHED ⓘ Boronia serrulata NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Sapindales NERFINISHED ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
propagationMethod	cuttings ⓘ seed ⓘ
scentProfile	sweet floral fragrance ⓘ
soilPreference	slightly acidic soil ⓘ well-drained soil ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
usedFor	horticulture ⓘ ornamental planting ⓘ perfumery ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rutaceae → includesGenus → Boronia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Phebalium

Rutaceae → includesGenus → Boronia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eriostemon