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'sercads elutedu-ral lelales s€ lla,r se snue8aqlJo sraqureut ltsordo;111u sesuduroc qarqt aolD^lp/l 1cos ur peceld ,{1true.unc eru 1eq1 setceds esoqlopnlcxa 'lueuquaJ1 eJog Sutfu€duoccs s1r pue,raded srql r77,{r7douLtoc g Jouoeduxsop eqtruor3l-redV'eppruejasuott?crlrd,(lolcel,raupu€pequcsepeleEXe],reN..erlEJlsnVJoElolJ,,eqlrog(eeecalna)'tu.g oruolog snua8 oql ur DXel uprlDJlsnV uJelsel6 erltJo luatuteeJl eql ol losJncerd u sr roded srr11
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124 Nuytsia Vol. 12, No. 1 (1998)
The probability of the genus being polyphyletic without the inclusion of Bororel/a from New
Caledonia was indicated by Weston el a/. ( 1984), and an investigation by me ofpetal venation and seed
morphology, characters which were not included in that study, could strengthen the proposal However,
Hartley (1995) doubts this close relationship and supports the argument for retaining ,oronella as a
distinct genus with details from a study of the articulation in the branchlets and of the shape of the
embryonic cotyledons. Ifthe close relationship ofBororla to Boronellaweretobe accaptedthen floral
and seed characters suggest that the latter is more closely related to sect. Boloria than that seation is
to anyofthe other sections in the genus. Logically therefor e Boronella shortld either be made a section
of Boronia or the sections ofBororla should be raised to generic level. In spite ofthese lese ations
Duretto and I have decided for the "Flora of Australia" to retain the genus with its traditional
circumscriDtion, while BoronellQ is assumed to be genedcally distinct,
As is noted above, the recognition ofthe infrageneric taxa within Boronia,while based largely on
floral morphology, is strongly suppofied by seed morphology The opportunity is therefore taken to
describe the seed types that have been observed in representative taxa of Westem Australian species
of Boronia.
Seed terminology in the Boronieae
sclerotesta. The hard, thick, and brittle portion ofthe testa. lt is always black in colour and is either
smooth or variably corrugate.
Outer testa. That portion ofthe testa outside the sclerotesta. It is membranous, papery, coriaceous.
or brittle. It may be smooth, or it may follow corrugations plesent on the sclelotesta, oI it may have
conugations that are independent of the sclerotesta.
Micropyle. This is minute and circular or rarely narrowly elliptic. It is always positioned ontheuppel
adarial margin ofthe seed.
Hilum. T\e scar formed by the dehiscenceofthe funicle oraril'. Itis always inthe central adaxial alea
ofthe seed and it varies in shape from linear to circular. In Boronie sect. Bororra it is sunken between
lateral lip-like raised portions ofthe outer integument and is here referred to as labiose.
Raphe. The v asc,,rlar strand and associated tissue that pass from the base ofthe hilum to the chalaza.
It varies from being shrivelled and insignificant to large and fleshy
Raphe cover. The tissue that folms a coverto the raphe. It is continuous with and usually has the same
texture as the outer testa and tlterefore varies from being membranous to brittle
Chalazal aperture. The circular hole in the sclerotestathrough which the raphe passes into the chalaza.
It is positioned beneath the raphe, either at the base ofthe seed or at its lower adaxial margin.
Hilqr strancls. In some generathe seed possesses a cream- coloured ligament-like tissue on its adaxial
surface. This tissue has the appearance ofa strand; it surrounds the hilum and extends, as a single thread,
to the raDhe. The strand is here called the hilar strand. Itis shed on orshofily after the discharge ofthe
seed. Hilar strands are found in the seeds ofChorilaenq, P hebqliumsect. Gonioclados, Rhadinotharnnus,
a
'uesoqc ereq edflo]c e(seeNDwSltso'aw otuotog 2di1 (SeS t ) S S t :i/t .ruuJuezuEl+d 1u51 ,ra18ug
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'.qlue8 aotpuDra\aH tesDruorog
BruoJog.J3s eruoJog.lces uls uruolog .sl
Pruorog .lf,es Lus Eruotog .l
'eou0utruold lsotu 1r e,\u8 aq uorlE^lllnc olur paonpo4ul ueeq puq teql euo,{1uo
eql su,{\ lr ecurs puu qlltus g f ,{q paqucsep seroads arao,io€, lnoJ Jo e uo s?^{ r jDuutd ptuotog .saloN
'uasorlc ejeq ed,{lolcay' utg olauutd atuo,tog .adt1
'(B6tI)ggz tslH leNStcE{..mSEruo.rog
suorlurgrd,{1o1ra1 puB Bxq ^\aN
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'aolndusolBtN laes uoua$ot,q pvl ,ott',rouzalaD ,o.ltpuowulnt1
Jo spees ur punoJ sr 1eq1 eqdureql ol Je^or pjeq eql qtrl\ sno8olouoq osl? sr"lr pu|. ,DluauotJg
laasuoMaFotJZ 0lpu? jJluo)og t)asoruotog ut aqdetpu.e tunlnl eqt puno:lns teql sdrl eql qlr,n sno8olouloq eloJaroql sr puurls rrlrq aqf
'aqdur eq1o1;e,roc pJEq eqt otur dola,lop o1 s:uedde luqt eqder pua runlrq ?ql punol€ Euu u^\olqe suq eln,to Surdole ̂ap eql a^ouzapD L| puv ,aplnd]so)BtN .!x?s uowatsoltg u .DJatlla\{.l uI
'urn1q ualuns,{11ue-ruddeuE punorp pesreJ seuoaoq ,{llEntuo^e 1r :,{ssol8 ,(ll?nsn puE el llq seuroJoq eoJe srtqt Dluauaug'laes uowalsoug ur puE otuotog .laes Dtuolofr ul .pees elnlplu eLJl ur elud sur€lue J ErlJJ st\lf D ,to) uI 'o1n,to Surdole,tep sqt ul pa^Jesqo oq u€c uinlrq aql punoru aurl elud u atsaluo;og equo ereueB lsour u1
'pJJS Jllt Luo.U (une s;1e3 (11cn:u:re pue€lsot eqt tuog peletedes seuroceq 1r erntrEru,{l.reou ueq,41 .Etset Jelno eqlJo lset eq1o1 pesrg .{1e1uu.u1ulsr pulrls eJnlnl eqt lueudole,tep pees Jo sa8els fpua aqt uy unltq eql spunoJ.lns 1eq1 (luarunBelurJolno eql ulo.+ perujoJ) plsel lolno eql lo uoqrod arorrEu € ruolJ s3suu puells rulrq eql 1uq1 srueddelI 'eearuorog eqlJo sJequletu Jorllo ur lueu_rdola,rep jo se8els snorru,l 1e spees q1r,n rueql ?uuudruoc,{qpuesxe}eserllurseln^oJoluoudole^epaqturse8e}sJo,{pnlseuorg.altotl<udotsnlonls^ypue
prle'rlsnv uritsor\\ r|orJ Diuarag snuiJ8 oqr ur rxrt ,rou pUD s.Lulu ^\oN ,uoslrr^A D lnrd
Nuylsia vol. 12, No. 1 (1998)
Boroniqsect. Octqrrlrera F. Muell., Pl. Indig. Col. Victoda 1: I l3 (1862) Type: Boronia PinnatdSm.,lectotype here chosen.
Boroniqser. P innqtae Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 309,307 (1863). - Boroniqsect. Pinnatae(Benth.) De Wild.,
Icon. Select. 2:67 (1901). Type; BoroniapinnqtaSm.
Borctniqser. Terminales Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 3 10,323 (1863). Type: B. capitataBentl.I., lectotype llere
chosen.
Boroniaser. VariabilesBenth.,F. Austral. 1: 309,320 (1863). Type: B. crenulatasm.,lectotypehere
chosen.
Boroniaser. Ovatae Paul G. Wilson,Nuytsia 1:204 (1971). Type: B. ovqtaL\\\dl.
Seed morphologt. Seed kidney-shaped, adaxial margin flat or convex. Tetla smooth; outer testa
aoriaceous, matt, black. Hllzm sunken, linear to elliptic in centre ofadaxial margin, surounded by glossy
labiose (lip-like) raised margin which surounds raphe. Raphe fleshy. Chalazal opening basal.
Placental endocarp membmnous, caducous (Figure 1)
Species examined.Ofthe23 Westem Australian species recognized inthis seriesthe followingninewere
examined for seed characters. Boronia clavttal, B. crenulattt, B humifusa, B inornala, B. ovqlq,
B. purdieana, B. scabrq, B. spalhulqt.t, and B. tetr.tndrq,
Fig$e L Barcnia crcnuldta s|hsp. r,i ined sceil. A - Iateral vicw, B adaxial surf-ace, C - longitudinal radial section,
al l \20. Drawn t tont P. lu lJ. I Ocr la6i
suecseqnd dsqns " asolrd stalqouelq :et€rlra-8uol,tlesJuds 'eseq lu otuproJ saurloruos 'e1e,roqo o1 cr1dr11e flpeolq sa^pe-l
uaurrur,l dsqns elelorpc ,{1e1nutru ro eletltce 'elelncrde
,{ll?rrduqns lou'o1ncz o1 esnlqo '3uo1 rutu Z-E l 'J?ln6ueul o1 e1e,ro sledeg :g
esnlqo dsqns{1o1nu[u 'xede 1a pepunoJ Jo osnlqo '3uo1 urur 7 r 'e1u,r.o ,{lpeorq s1ude5 g
etclorlrce Jo elulor Irc ,{latnulul'e1nce ro esnlqo sFdes :os Flelnuror Jo elulncrdu 1ou reqlre sqele4 :7
alslnu?rJ dsqns eleyorlrc flesuap 'unlnctde qlt,lr osnlqo roeluururncu sledes ios ,{ltuouruold fllensn'alulncrdz fllzcrdtsqns slelod Z
snolnreqnd .to srrorqel6stelqcuejq :elErTrce 'esEq le pe,rorj€u 'elu,loqo (lpuorq ol reeurl sa^ee'l I
',,ro1aq papr,rord speal eqt olur ,{lesrce;d 19 tou op s1ueld ,(uzru oJoJaJaq:}'l?qto qcse olul epurS sarcadsqns eqt teql sr uorlecrldruoc JeqtlU V ueJD etu€s eql tuo{ suorlcelloc urro tuald eul€s aqt uo rro^e 'elqerl€A ,{Je,\ sr exel cUrcedsul.+ur lueroJ.}rp eqlJo rlruo ur edDqsJDel eqJ.
'I6fl urJa^nocuu^eiroeg qlr,r punog e6roeg Bury pelrsr,l serzuelr'{ q}t uts ,4q paltccol sz,r lptJcleut eqt qcrq.n ur rua,{aqt,{lqrssod st qctq,lr E08l alup oql slEeq NNII qJer{ur uorlcelloc serzuehtr eql qlr,r loerls eql satoN
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'uesoqceraqedflolcel'(I0E890t'Igl l
'0098901 tght'66t8gg 1 1314'uaas oloqd>.opapfl'.e't:o1tal) 0t0Z.r.rta.? 7'0t8I reqopgtt 'Erlsrlsrv
uretse/d '[l!H 8un,{l|1^d] dnuefrnA\Itr{\l;ad,t (tt8l) 891 : I ssrord Id ' uqo.l urlU€g srd!sserJ Bruorog
'(uees oloqd ',16; ;apLl) u s puouLunte I'EIle4snV rt.letsel6 . adj (7991) t9l:Z/SZnocsohtrselsrprnlep durl cog'I1r:tg.zunlstlnDtllnw g
'(ccJ ro,ql66I ou lloa qlg puoaLun./o f'€rls4snV rl.Iolsel[. adttJ (Z9Bl) 09I:Zl9Z nocsohtr selsrTu,rntu5l duq rog 1lng
''zxtnlelwllqDtuorog
'uesoqc oraq ed,{1o1cel '(86t8 S0 t 'le4 r olcalost'.q1.o7cal gaOZSStatd 7<OtgL )eqotcO '€rlur1snV
rljelsel[ tsa,\\-qtnosJo Jorjetul :adllJ \.nngl) 69I:l ssreJd ld' ulqel ur '[Uug slloJrsssrJ Eluorog
'uesoqc e;eq ed,t1o1cel'(98t8S0l 'lAtr^t iorrape'.>1.opal)Llwo.rg y'[7991 . ;anue1] 'arl€l1snv urolse/[ 'lfeg .{1cn1] 1 ,{ug :ad,{;' at^xDn 'qaeeq eu,{eqJ puE 'e8uer 3u1Fr1g;g 51 s1[q 'a8ue1 \tepJED ,.ratxoU ,punos s,eBJoeD6ur>l :?.1,1.rol&r 'U ']se o c qlnog :uor\o|t c adr(1 (g9g 1) 11 g : 1
.1u4snv.lC, qlueB xa rg U groulqlB sruoJog
(C'CZ ernBrg) eceJ I€rx€pu eql uo ra,loc (sso13 e fq peleloc enssrl puolq D sr eqdul eqlellq,tluorls uruSe sr ruqryu4osnfiwr1 gq acej lelrcp€ eqluo Eeru lezuluqJ,{ssolS eqt oguoute8tl p spsessed eqdzl eql :ueluns lou puu crldqle 'Uoqs sr urnpq eql rlgt rs 6r ul uorlgnlrs lpnsn eql ot uorlggeAeuos sreJerlJ punorrns,{sso13 s1r puu urn1tq eql ol ur6;uru esorqpl aqUo ocuesardeql sr eeeruo;og eql urEx"trerlloJospaesluo{uorlcasstqtJopeeseqlseqsrnBurlsrplEqlJalJE.reqcsnorAqolsoureqJ,ra,?oN
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t24 Nuytsia Vol. 12, No. 1 (1998)
Boronia crenulata Sm. subsp. crenulata
Distribution. Occurs jn the south-west of Westem Australia, towards the south coast from Augusta
east to Bremer Bay and nofth to the Stirling Range and from there to the eastem margin ofthe Darling
Range.
Nore ' . Two var ie t ies a re recogn ized.
Leaves narrowly to broadly obovate.... .......... var. crenulata
Leaves l inear " var' angustifolia
Boronia crenulata Sm. subsp. crenulata var. crenulata
B. yiminea var, gracilis Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 325 (1863). -B crenulatq var' gracllls (Benth )Paul G. Wilson, Nuytsia 1:204 (1971). Type: Western Australia, 1848,J. Drummond 92 (holo:K;
i.io; TCD).
leaves nanowly to broadly obovate, 7-12 mm long, rounded to obtuse -Flowers predominantly
axillary with I or2 pairs ofbracteoles. Sepafu ovate, acuminate,2-3 mm long. Pelal,r glabrous outside,
minutely subapically apiculate.
Dislribriion. Occurs over the entire range ofthe subspecies.
Noles. The variant from near A lbany with broadly obovate leaves coffesponds to the type of B. crenulata
while the variant from near Bremer Bay witlt larrowly obovate leaves corresponds to the type of
B. \)imined var. gracilis.
The variant found nofih-west ofthe stirling Range and towards the Darling Range is sometimes
puberulous all over; it has narrow leaves and naffowly triangular to triangular sepals. This valialt is
somewhat intermediate in morphology between subsp crcnulatq ar\d s\bsp. vimineq.
Over most of its distribution the branches of this vadety are puberulous but in the Pembedon-
Walpole area they are pilose which suggests intergmdation with subsp. prir5escens.
Boronia crenulata subsp. crenulata var. angustifolia Paul G. Wilson, var. nov
Folia l inearia, I 5-3 0 mm longa, acuta. Flores plerumque ad ramulis brevibus axi l laribus terminati.
Sepala anguste triangularia, acuminata, c. 3 mm longa. Petala glabra, manifeste subapicaliter apiculata.
7.Ip1ai Nearjunction ofEllen and South Blufftracks, Stirling Range, Westenr Australia,26 September
1915.R. Voutier195 (ftolo; PERTH 00962651)
Leqves linear,l5 -30 mm long, acute. F/ou,ers mostly terminal to short axillary shoots SeP.l/,t nanow
triangular, acuminate, c. 3 mm long. PelaL! glabrous, prominently subapically apiculate'
Selectedspecimens exa.ryrned WESTERNAUSTRALIA:Ellen Peak,2lOct.1902,A MotisonQERTH);
Ellentrack, Stirling Range,24 Oct. 1973, R. Vourierl95 (PERTH).
'(gDJ:utrs) saFuDn 7'(gga:uts) u s puoLuluu1 |'urlErlsnv uretseld ',{uoloC re^rU uD.{\S :ad,t1 $gg1) / t U uE,rS 3en qc1e1g ,.Iput-l oawwt^ .B
''@u clutorta dsqns'uoslr/d C tnzd (.lpur.l) uout uIr^ .dsqns Eluln uaJc Br uolog
'uogequod pue els r1un1v51 ade3 uee,rleq "r1Br1S nV utelselA.+o lso,r-qtnos aqt ur pLrno A .uaqnq!,//stO
'uesoqc e;eq ed,{1o1cel '(20 S8 901 aAW:opal) pprfplO t,
'prlEr1snV u;etse/d'JoAIU essen :adt1 plag[py;; 'JeAu esss^ :puoaante 'Etl{.Jtsny
16 :uot1D1tc adll .(0ggl),6:tt'ru8urg '
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'^ou'dsqnsta qwoJ'uosltlA C lnEd ( qlueg) suersaqnd .dsqns BlEInuaJJ uruoJ og
'lcpoJ JLll ol qtnos ere8apral Luo.r1 puuueruesro5lollseednje8u6pueFurqa,(Ntno,g€rl€Jlsnvujelsel&lso,r-qlnosutsJt:rto}.uottnE,tjste
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B. yinineavar.latifolla Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 325 (1863). Type: Canning River, Pefth, Westem Australia,
November I 841, r. Preiss2022 (lecto;LD; i 'roleclo; MEL 1058527), lectotype here chosen.
B. tenuifoliaBartl. in Lehm., Pl. Preiss l: 168 ( 1844). Tlpe Canning River, Pefih, Western Austalia,
November 1 841, Z. Preiss2022 (lecto:LD isolecto: MEL 1058527), lectotype here chosen.
B. machardiqna F.Muell., Fragm. g: 115 (1875). Type Blackwood River, Western Australia, 1874,
M. McI'lard(iso ; PERTH 00997528, fragment)
Typification. Thetype ofB. mqchardiqna is of avariant that is most similar to material foundj ust south
ofpertb although it is said to bave come from the Blackwood River area which is in the fal south-west
ofthe State.
Boronia humifusa Paul G. Wilson, s2 irov.
Ramuli acute -angulati, glabri ve I in l ineis oppositis scabridi. Folia sessil ia, simplicia, oblonga vel
oblongo-ell iptica, I -2 cm longa, integra, plana, obtusa, infra glabra, supra scabridula. Flores in cymas
apeftasl pedunculus gracil is, c. I cm longus; pedicellus gracil is, 5-10 lnm longus, in medio breviter
bibracteolatus. Sepala deltata, c. 1 .5 mm longa, glabra. Petala irnbricata, ell iptica, 6-7 mm longa, extra
glabra, intra sparse pilosa, rubra, ad apicem plana, non apiculata;nelvatumpil]nata, nervo medio unico.
Stamina 8, omnino fefiilia; filamenta dense ciliata, ad apicem verucosa. Discus integra, glabra. Ovarium
glabrum; stylus stigmaque cylindracea, c 0 5 mm longa, glabra
ryprs: Capel to Donnybrook road, Westem Australia, l6 June 1996, B l Lepschi & T R Lally2611
(/rolo. PERTH 04334221;lso; CANB, K)
Low-growing wiryp erenn ial. stents andbranches shatply 4-angled, glabrous or sometimes scablid
in opposite l ines. zeaves sessile, simple, oblongto oblong-ell iptic, 1-2 cm long, enti le, f lat(sometimes
recuwed when dry), obtuse, glabrous below, scabridulous ab ove. Flowefs in open cymes terminal to
main and lateml branches; peduncle slender, c. I cm long;pedicels slender, 5- l0 mm long, medially shottly
bibracteolate. sepals deltate, c. 1.5 mm lol,1g, glabrous, glandular-punctate. Petals imbrrcate, elliptic,
6-7 mm long, wrinkledon margin rvhen dry, pilosewithintorvards base wjth simplehaim, glabrous outside,
red, apex neither inflexed nor apiculate;venation pinnale with a single lredial vein. Slaneirs 8, all similar
and fertile; filament compressed-terete, s-curved, dersely ciliate, apex globular and veffucose; anther
affixed subapicallyto adaxial margin, thecae c. I mm long, white apiculum c. 0.5 nm long. Drsc cushion-
shaped, eutire, glabrous. Olary glabrotts; style and stigmatogether cylindrical, c. 0 5 mm long, glabrous'
Seed semicircu lar, c. 1 mm long; outer testa smooth, black; adaxial margin with glossy cover to raphe,
without a groove. (Figure 2)
other specinens exan irerl. wESTERN AUSTRALIA: SSE ofCapel on Donneybrook road, R. Da'les
125 (PERTFI); 16rd., B.J. Lepschi & T. R Lally 3 l2l (PERTH); ibid..D. Papenluss 300 (PERTH); l0 km
W ofDornybrook, P.A. Jurjev ich 1831(PERTH)iTutunup' Sep.7945 ' Fare;ter ll/erloz (PERTH)
Distribution. South-west Western Australia, between Capel and Donnybrook
Habitclt. Growirgin Jarrah - Marri open forest on lateritic soil
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Conseryation status. Known from one small area offorest which iS subject to mining and therefore
probably places the species under threat. A Priority One classification may be appropriate
Etymolog,,. The specific epithet, humiJusa, is aLatin word meaning spread-out over the ground and
refers to the low-growing habit ofthe plant.
NoleJ. The relationships ofthis species are uncertain. It does not agree with othel membels of sect.
Boronia sincethepetals lack an apiculum andhave only one main v€in, while the seed lacks an adaxial
groove. In typical members ofsect. Bororunthe petals have several medial nerves and have a subterminal
abaxial apiculum while the seed has a linear groove along the hilum. In inflorescence characters it
resembles B. sc4b,,a and B. ovata to which species it may possibly be most closely Ielated and fol which
reason it is here included in the series Boronla
Boron iapurd ieanaDie ls ,Bot .Jahrb .sys t .35 :318f .38b,c (1904) .Type:NearBu l lsbrook ,WesternAustralia, July, L D iels 3564 (holo. B n v., ?destroyed).
Distribution. This species is fou[d near tl]e west coast of Westem Australia from Perth north to Shark
Bay, with one collection from near Leonora, c. 130 km noth ofKalgoorlie.
Notes. Boronia purdieana is vatiable in both vegetative and floral morphology, however, in anther
shape and lengththere are clearlytwo groups. There is a short-anther plant, which is referedto subsp.
purclieana, and a long-anther plant, which is refeffedto snbsp. calcicola. The plant that is found near
Leonora has shorl anthers but its habitat is very different flom that of the type locality of subsp.
purdieana.
Petaline anthers + square, not curved, .. 0.4 mm long . . . . . . . . . . . . subsp. purd ieana
Petaline anthers oblong, curved, c. 0.8 mm long . subsp. calcicola
Boronia purdieanaDiels subsp. purdieana
Distribution. Foundfrom nearGnangara (c.20 kll north ofPerth) north to Coorow with a 1901 collection
from near Busselton; recently a sizeable population was discovered near Leonora
Habitat. Sal(ly seasonally waterlogged soil in Bair,tsra woodland; however, the one collection from
near Leonora was found growing on a shale and diorite hillside.
Noles. Diels, in his original description, records that this plant was sold in Perth as an ornamental due
to its fragrant flowers.
Boronia purdieana subsp, calcicola Paul G. Wilson, sablp i lov.
A subsp. purdieanae antheris petalinis oblongis, incurvis, ad basim ampliatis, c. 0.8 mm longis
recedit.
ryprs: BetweenPot Alley and BluffPoint, nearKalbani, Western Ausfalia, 1 Augustl9']2'C Cockman
(lolo: PERTH 00978752Irso. K).
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Zeaves narrowly eiliplic to terete due to tlte recurved to revolute margins. Flolters congested at
branch apices or on slender peduncles and pedicels, 4- or 5-merous. Sepals narrowly triangular, long-
attenuate, c. 6 mm long, strongly hilsute. Pelals c. 8 mm long. Staminal.filaments smooth except for
tuberculate swollen apex.
Selectedspecinens exanfued WESTERNAUSTRALIA: HellflreBay, M. Catter225 (PERTH);Cape Le
Grand,, J.C. Mqlone 5 (PERTH); Sandy Hook Island, Recherche Archipelago, 10 Nov.1950,J.C. lt/i/lis
@ERrrD.
Distibution. Found on the south coast of Western Australia at Cape Le Gralrd and on the neighbouring
islands of the Recherche Archipelago.
Hqbitqt. Growing among granite rocks.
Conseryation stcttus. Altholrgh this subspecies is fbund in only a small area it does occur in a nationalpark and therefore is not under threat. A Priority Two classification would be appropriate.
Etynologt. The subspecific epithet alludes to the attenuate (Latitl attenuatus) shape ofthe sepals.
Noler. At Cape Le Grand and on some ofthe islands ofthe Recherche Archipelago is found the variant
with congested inflorescences while at Thistle Cove, c. 6 krn east ofCape Le Grand, and in Cape Arid
National Park is found a variant with slender peduncles and pedicels.
This subspecies is of particular interest because it liequently has ahernate leaves and 5-merous
flowers; for these reasons it has somgtimes been assumed to be a species of Eriostemon
Boronia scabra subsp. condensata Paul G. Wilson, r 'aD.rp. rov.
Folia ell iptica, plana. Flores iu axil l is foliorum tem inalium aut bracteis foliaceis breviter pedicellata.
Sepala anguste ell iptica vel anguste triangularia et acuminata, 4-6 mm longa, glabra vel sparse pilosa.
Petala c. 8 mm longa. Filamenta staminalia glanduloso tuberculata.
Iypzs: Dinner Hil l, Westem Australia,26 August 1969, K Nevtbey2861(.hoio: PERTH 00986747).
leayes elliptic, flat. F/owers shortly pedicellate in axils ofterminal leaves or leaf-like bracts. Sep.r/,tnarrowly ell iptic or narrowly triangular and acuminate, 4-6 mm long, often open at base, glabrous or
sparsely pi lose. Pelals c. 8 mm long . Staminal filaments glandolar tubercu late.
Other specinens exarrfued. WESTERN AUSTRALIA:Alexander MorisonNationalPark, E.A. Grffin
4725 (PDRTI-I);Coomallo Cleek, G.J Ketglery3199 (PERTH).
Specimens examined of snbsp. condensata- subsp. scctbrul intelmediates. WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
15 miles [24 knr] E from Mt Peron, C '4. Gardner 9426 (PERT H); I 5 miles [24 km] N of Badgingarra,
A.S. George 8621 (PERTH);Mt LesueulReserve, E.A. GrilJin 4169 (PERTH).
Di:i lr ibution. Found in the Badgingara area ofsouth-west Westem Australia.
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Species examined.Ofthe seven Western Australian species recognized in this series the following six
were examined for seed characters'. Boroniq anceps, B. denticulata, B. dichotomq, B../aiigilta,
B. juncea, and B. spqthulata.
Noles. The principal character ofnote isthepulpyraphe at the base ofthe seed. This fomation has
not been observed in any other section. The seed m orphology otlterwise appears to grade into that found
in typical members of sect. Boroniq.
Boronia anceps Paul G. Wilson, sp. nor,.
Herba perennis, glabra, ad 60 cm alta. Rami applanati, acute 2-angulati. Folia internodiis breviora,
anguste ellipticavel late obovata,2-4 cm longa, multo reductasuperiom, integra, sessilia, adbasin latiora.
Flores in cymis longe pedunculati dispositi; pedicell i 5- l0 mm longi, graciles, in medio bibracteolati.
Sepala ovata, acuta, 3 mm longa, glabm, decidua. Petala late elliptica, c 10 mm longa, pallidorosea, ciliata;
antheraeminute apiculatae. Discum integrum, angustum, glabrum Ovarium lanosum;styluspyramidalis
vel conicus, c. 0.5 mm longus, glaber; stigma minutum.
Zlprs.5kmnorthofBrennansFord(ScottRivercrossing),north-eastofAugusta,WestemAustralia,freshwatermarsh, l6November 1982,,4. .9trid 21427 (holo. PERTH 00946273).
Perennial herb to 60 cm high, glabrous, not foming a lignotuber. Slem'! flattened and ancipitous
when young, jntemodes c. 6 cm long. Zower /eares sessile, obovate, c 2 cm long;upper leaves narrowly
oblong to narrowly ovate; uppermost narrowly oblongto linear, usually very reduced. Inflorescence
a terminal pedunculate ayme; peduncle slender, to 6 cm long, bracts caducous; pedicels slender and
smooth,5-10 mm long. Sepals imbricate, broadly oYateto narowly triangular,2-4 mm long, glabrous
or woolly ciliate, dark red. Peralr imbricate, broadly ovate, c. 8 mm long, acuminate, glabrous, pink.
Stamens all feftile sepaline filanents very narrowly oblong with a clavate apex, vefiucose abaxially,
ciliate below; petaline filaments similarbut slightly shorter; anthe$ affixed subapically on a very shot't
stipeto adaxialside olfi lament,c. 1.8 mm long with a small roundedwhite apiculum Dricc. I mm high,
equal in width to ovary, glabrous. Carpels glabrous or shortly woolly pilose; style and stigma
continuous, columnar or conical, 1-1.5 mm long, glabrous or sparsely pilose at base. Coccl oblong,
c. 3.5 mm long. Seeds oblong-ell ipsoid, c.2.5 mm long; outer testa smooth, glossyblack (Fjgure 4)
Selected specimens examined. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Boggy Lake, 27 Dec. 1957, D Churchill
(PERTH);Scott Riv erroad, S. Pat$t265 (PERTH);ScottNational Park, Cl RoDlnson 505 (PERTH).
Distribution and halrltat. Found in the extreme south-west of Western Australia between Soott River
and Walpole. Grows in seasonally swampy heaths.
ConserNation status. Although this species is known from a relatively small area some ofthe populations
are in a national park. A Priority Thr€e code is therefore probably appropriate.
Etynology. The Latin word aircepJ means two-edged and in this case refers to the shape ofthe stem
Notes. Baronia qnceps is evidently closely related to B. /.rsligiatq andto B. spathalala; it differs from
both in having flattened ancipitous upper intemodes and apparently ir lacking a lignotuber.
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Boron iadent icu la taSm. ,Trans .L inn .soc .London8:284(1807) .Type:K ingGeorgeSound,WesternAustralia, 1803, A. Menzies(holo. LlNN, photo seen).
B. chironiiJbliaBaftl. in Lehrr., Pl. Preiss. 1:167 ( 1 844). Type: "In uliginosis sylvae 17 mill. ab urbicula
Albany (Plantagenet)" [Albany, Western Australia], 9 November 1840' L. Preiss 202'7. (lecto LD'
is olec t o ; MEL 1058492), lectotype here chosen.
? B. hypericifoliaRegel, Gartenli. 6: 152 (1851), ex ctesc.
Note,. Regarding the date ofcollection ofthe Menzies specimen aited above see nole\\nder B. crenulqtd.
Boronia dichotoma Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27: sub tab. 47 ( 1 841). Type Vasse River, Western
Australia, Mr Molloy (rolor CGE, photo seen)
B. spathulata var. elallor Benth., Fl. Austral. 1 : 327 ( I 863). Type citation; B. dichoforra, Lirdl. Bot. Reg.
1841, under n. 47. - Vassc river, Mrs. Mol/oy; Swan River, Drummond,Coll l843, n 38 f1'per Vasse
River, Westem Australia, Mrs Molloy ('ryir'' K, photo seen); Swan River Colony, Western Australia,
J. D r umm o n d 3 8 (syr. PERTFI).
B..flexu os aBartl. inLe hm., Pl. Preiss. I : I 6 6 (1844). Type "ln arenosis sylvae ad fluvium Canning (Pefih)
et in districtu Sussex" fCanning River, Perth, Western Austlalia],5 Decembel I 839 ,L. P reiss 2024 (lecto:
LD; isolecto:MEL 1058504, MEL 1058505), lectotypehere chosen.
B. integr ifol iaDomin, Vestn. I(ral. Ceske Spolecn. N auk, Tr. Mat -Prjr. 2: 53 ( 1923) Typecitalion:W 'A':
coll. A.A. Dorrien-Smiih (herb. Kew). Z}pe: Bridgetown to Kojonup and Slab Hut Gully, Western
Australia, 19lO, A.A. Dorrien-Snith (lecto: K) lectotype here chosen
Notes. Boronia dicholona is readily recognized by the glandular aculeate proceSses that are found on
the pedicels and to a lesser extent the peduncles and terminal portions ofthe stems. The leaves vary
from being obovate (c. 2 cm long) towards the base ofthe stem to slendel-tefete (c. 4 cm long) belorv
the inflorescence. The stem s are slender and the internodes vely long, the upper ones up to 12 cm long.
The type of B. integrifdia differs from material otherwise included in B dichotoma in having
relatively srnall glandular aculeate processes; it also differs in all the leaves being ell iptic and 6- 12 mm
long with the upper internodes only slightly exceeding them. The district in which the type is stated to
have been collected is 5 0- 100 km east ofany other record for B. dichotoma. Boron i.t integri-foliq could
be recognized as a distinct taxon, but it is possible that the type is a hybrid between B. dicholom.l and
B. Jastigiatd or betwee.I. B. dichotona and another member of Boronia ser ' Pedunculatae.
Boronia exil is Paul G. Wilson,lp. , lov.
B. junceae subsp. laniflorae (Bar1l.) Paul G. Wilson affinis, a qua imprimis differl pedicellis
longioribus, staminibus piJis rigidis manifeste cil iatis
7yl?1j: Scott National Park, Western Australia, 17 Septembet 1990' C.J Robin;on 127 (holo PERTH
3054810;lso. CANB).
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1 3 6 Nuytsia Vol. 12, No. I (1998)
Distribution. Known only from the Scott River area, extreme south-west of Western Australia
Habitqt. Growirlgin seasonally wet heath.
Conservdtion stcttus. Classified as Declared Rare Flora, it is only known from a few sites over a small
area.
Etymolog). The Latin word exilts, meaning slender andweak, refers to the slender stems ofthis species.
Notes. This species is similar to Boron iq juncea, particularly to the subsp. laniflora; it differs most
obviously from that species inhaving strongly ciliate staminal filaments (inB.jarceathey are glabrous).
Boronia fastigiata Bartl. in Lehm., Pl. Preiss. I : 167 ( 1844). Zype; "In locis h ieme inundatis districtus
Plantagenet" lAlbany area], Western Australia, November 1840, L Preiss 2028 (lecto LD;.
isolecto: MEL), lectotype here chosen.
Distribution. Foundin south-west Western Australia from Perth to the south coast as far east as Albany.
Noles. Two subspecies are recognized.
Branchlets terete subsp. fastigiata
Branchlets with four very naffow glandular undulate wings subsp. tenuior
Boronia fastigiata Bartl. subsp. fastigiata
Brqnchlets tercte. Leaves narrowly lo broadly elliptic or obovate, 1-2(3) cm long, entire or almost
so. crlaeJmostly terminal to longbranches. Pedicels oflateralflowers ofcyme with a pairofextremely
minutely bracteoles or incipient buds at base.
Distribution. Found in south-west Western Australia from Perth to Collie and from there south-east
to Kojonup and Albany.
Habitctt. Collectors' notes indicate that it occurs in latedtic gravel
Noles. This subspecies is similar in its inflorescence and in its floral characters to B. harkeriana from
New South Wales.
The type of B. fqstigiala is ofa variant with leaves crowded (the intemodes c. 4 mm long), broadly
elliptic, 6-9 mm long, and sermte. It was collected in the Plantagenet county which encompasses the area
aroundAlbany, Denmark, andthe stirling Range, The specimen matches material collectedbetween slab
HutCreekand cranbrookby capt. A. Dorrien Smith in 1910 and n ear Koj onup by w.E. Blackallin 1933.
All recent collections ofsubsp./aslrgrala have come from between Perth and collie suggesting that it
no longer occurs fufiher south. Some collections from neal Albany are intermediate between this
subspecies and B. denticulata.
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No/es. In the strict sense this subspecies is only known from a few collections all from the same locality
about2T km north ofBunbury. Its distribution is therefore evidently quite separate from that ofthe other
subspecies. However, material o f B. juncea frontthePembedon to Donneybrook area, that is here referred
to svbsp. minimq, is somewhat intermediate in morphology between the types ofsubsp.jarcea and
s}bsp. tninima.
Boronia juncea subsp. lanil lora (Bal1l.) Paul G. Wilson, rlal rov.
BoronialanifloraBatl. in Lehm., Pl. Preiss. l: 165 (1844). Trper BehveenMtMelviJle and MtElphinstone,
1 1 October 1840,.L. Preis.r 2030 (synr MEL);Sussex Dish ict, Westem Austl.alia' December 1839, Z P,'e6s
2037 (.lecto: LD),lectolype here chosen.
Boronia laniflctravar.mauanthaBaftl. inlehm., Pl. Preiss l:165(1844). I lpe: Sussex District,Westem
Australia, Decembe r 1839, L. P reiss 2037 (/eclo. LD), lectotype here chosen.
Branches (lnd leqves glabrous or very sparsely woolly. Pedicels woolly' 2-5 mm long Sepals
triangular, acuminate, c. 4 mm long, woolly. Pelcrls broadly obovate with rounded apiculate apex,
c. 7 mm long, very sparsely woolly along midrib outside, sparsely woolly within Ovalt glabrous.
(Fjgure6B)
Distribution. Found near the south coast of westem Austlalia between Augusta and walpole and
also Irear Albany.
Hqbitdt. Growitlgin seasorally swampy soil
Nomencldtural note. Bartling did not cite collections after his description of-8. /a niflora,buthe didaller
the descriptions of each of his two varieties, micranlhq awl macrctnthd. I have based the name
B. laniflora onthetype ofvar' fiqcranthq
Boronia j uncea subsp. micrantha (Bartl )PaulG.Wilson,stal et comb nov
Boronialaniforavar. micrdnLh.tBafil.itllehm., Pl. Preiss. 1: 165 (1844). Zlpe; Behveen MtMelville and
MtElphinstone, Westeru Australia, 11October1840,I P/er'ts2030(rso:MEL711185)'
Brenches end leqves glabrous or very sparsely woolly Pedicels sparsely woolly,2-5 mm long'
sepals narrowly triangular, acuminate, 5-6 mm long, sparsely woolly. Petals oboyate, acuminate,
5-7(10) mrn long, very sparse ly woo lly along midrib outside, sparsely woolly within Oval,) 'somewhat
woolly. (Figure 6C)
Distributian. Found near the south coast of westem Austmlia between Albany and walpole.
H ub itat. Growing in seasonally swampy situatlons
Boronia j uncea subsp. minima Paul G. Wilson, szbsp llov
Rami et folia glabra. Pedicell isparse lanati, l-2.5mmlongi. sepala ovatavel trjangulafia, acuta,
1 .5-3 mm, longa, sparse lanata. Petala obovata, acuminata vel apiculata, c 3 mm longa, glabra vel secus
costam sparse lanata.
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I40 Nuylsia vol. 12, No. 1 (1998)
Etymolog,t. TheLatin minimus refers to the small flowers of this subspecies.
Boronia molloyae J. Drumm. in Hook., London J. Bot.2: 169 ( 1843) as Mo lloyi. TIpe: Betweenthe VasseRiver and Augusta, Westem Australia,l Dntmmond (n.v.).
B. el..ttiorBaftl.ilrLehm., Pl. Preiss. 1 : 170 (1844). Type:"Inhunosa-arenosishumidis interfiutices densosvallisjugi montium Darling's range (Perth)" IDarling Range, Pedh, Westem Australia], September 1841,L. Preiss20l3 (lecto:LDl' isolecto;MEL'725044,725045),lectotype here chosen.
B. semi/brlilisF.MtLe ll., Fragm.2:98 (1860). Iype: FranklinRiver, WesternAustralia,G. Mmwell(n.v.).
Boronia spathulata Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R. 17 (1839). Z/per SwanRiverColony, Westem Australia,J. Drummond (holo. CGE photo seen).
B. macrqBarll.inLehm., Pl. Preiss. I : 167 (1844). Zype; NearMahogony Creek, Darling Range, WesternAustralia, l3 September 1839, L. Preiss 2026 (lecto. LD), lectotype here choserl.
B. spathulatavar.ramosa Benth., Fl. Austral.l t 32'7 (1863). Zlpe. Swan RiverColony, Westem Australia,.J. Drummond s.n. (sy : MEL); East Mt Barren, Western Australia,G. Mmwell (syn;MEL).
Distribution. Found in the south-west of Western Australia fron Perth south to Augusta and east toIsmelite Bay.
Noles. This species may bereadily distinguished from similarspecies by the opencymose inflorescence,the bracteolate pedicels (ofwhich the upper portjon is fleshy and glandular punctate), and the slendersparsely pilose style.
Boronia tetragona Paul G. Wilson, sp. n or,.
Herba perennis, glabra, ad 70 cm aJta. Rami tetmgoni, angulis acutis, laevibus. Folia intemodiisbreviora, sessilia, integra, marginibus dense papillosis, multoreductasuperiora, infedoraremotaelliptica,superiora ovata, summa triangularia. F lores in umbell is pedunculatis dispositi; pedicell i c. 10 mm longi,graciles, ebracteolati, rubri. Bracteae caducae. Sepala ovata, 3 mm longa, glabra, lanato-ciliata, decidua,Petala late elliptica, c. 7 mm )onga, pallido Iosea, ad apice rotundata; antherae minutissimae apiculatae.Ovarium glabrum; stylus columnaris vel clavatus, c. I mm longus, glaber; stigma hemisphericum,brunneum.
Tlprsr Westem Australia, Ambergate Reserue, south-west of Busselton, 3 November 1993,G.J. Keighery 12938 (/rolo: PERTH 04566475).
Perenni.il herb to'7 0 cm high, glabrous, not forming a lignotuber. Sle,4?s tetragonous when young;
internodes nostly 4- 12 cmlong. Leaves sessile, diminishing in size towards apex, with densely papillatemargins; middle and iower leaves elliptic, to 4 cm long; upper ieaves ovate; uppermost leaves narrowtriangtlar. I nJlorescence a terminal peduncuJate umbel;peduncle slender, to 2 cm long, bmcts caducous;pedicels s lender and smooth, c. 1 cm long, dark red. Sepals open or s tightly imbricate, ovate c. 3 mm long,s lightly woo1ly ciliate. dark red, deciduous. Pelals imbficate, broadly elliptic, c. 7 mm long, rounded atapex, glablous, pink with red medial stripe on abaxial sid€. Slazens all ferti le; sepaline fi laments very
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Figrrc'7. Boronia cynosa sccd. A - lateral view, B - adaxial surl'ace- C _ lateral view with endocarp and arii
attaclred. D - transverse sectioD, all x20 Drawn fto EA. Grif.fin 1610.
3. Boronia sect. Valvatae .t. /l7,
Boronia sect.l/qbatae (Benfi.) Engler,Nat. Pflanzenfam.3/4: 135 (1896). - Boroniaser. Valvatae Benth.,
Fl. Austral. 1 : 308, 3 I 1 (1863). - Boroniqsect. ValvoboroniaKurftze, nom. l//eg. in T. Post & Kuntze,
Lex. Gen. Phan.74 (1903), based onpreceding. Zype. to be designated.
Boronia subg. Robonra Rchb., Iconogr, Bot. Exot. 54 ( 1824). Type: B. ledifolia (Y ent.) J. Gayex DC.
Typirtcqfion. This section is being revised by Marco Duretto (MEL) who wil l designate a lectotype.
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7-10 mm long, c. I mm wide, obtuse, slightly flattened above and sometimes sulcate, very minutelypuberulous with antrorsely curvedhairs . Flowers l-3 termiral to branches. Pedlcelthick, 1-2 mm long,sparsely and minutely puberulous, with a pair of small (c. 1 mm long) ovate bracteoles near the base.Sepals imbricate, ovate,2.5-3 mm long, two nanowerand slightly longer, coriaceous, glandularpunctate,
dark reddish brown, glabrous to very sparsely puberqlous, ciliolate, Pelal,.t valvate, leathery, ovate,c. 5 mm long, acute, pale red, glabrous to very sparsely and ninutely puberulous outside, puberulous
within, prominently glandular-punctate all over; apex neither inflexed nor sub-apically apiculate.Stamens allferrile sepaline filaments clavate, c. 2 mm long, obliquely truncate, walty in upper half, ciliate;petaline filaments thick, oblong, c. 1.5 mm long, warty at apex, ciliate; anthers cordate, pale yellow,
c. 0.8 mm long, with broadconnective,loculinotrcflexedatdehiscence, minutelywhite-apiculate, affixed
by a minute sub-apical stipe to adaxial side offilaments. Drsc a narrow entire ring, glabrous. Ovaryhemispherical, c. I mm high, minutelypuberulous. Si}/eand stigmacontinuous, cylindricalto somewhatclavate, c. I mm long, obtuse, pilose in lower hall F/u il and seed not seen. (Figure 9)
Additional specimen examined. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 13 km SW of90 Mile Tank, Frank HannNational Park, 1 1 Nov. 197 9, K. Newbey 64?7 (PERTH).
D istribution. This species has only been recorded fron Frank Hann National Park, c. 90 km nofth-east
of Lake King township, Western Austrulia.
Hqbitat. Fol'lmd, in Eucalyptus salmonophloia open woodland on well-drained clayey sand.
Consemqtion status. This species is known from only one locality where, according to the collector(K.R. Newbey), it is very common. An attempt was m ade in 1996 to re-collect this species but it could
not be found, probably due to a fire having passed through the area the previous year. A Priority Two
classification with priority for survey would probably be appropriate for this species.
Etynologt. The specific epithet is derived from the Greekwords coryne, a c\tb, andp hyllon, aleaf ,withreference to the shape ofthe leaves.
Notes. Boroniq corynophylla is distinctive because ofthe shape ofits leaves and the exfoliating cuticle
on its branches which gives the plant a glaucous appearance. The valvate aestivation of tl'le petals is
interesting since the sepals are imbricate. This sjtuation is also found in B. a/gida, a species ofsouth-
eastem Australia, and with which -8. corynoplTylla is probably most closely related (M. Duretto, pers.
com.). Seed is required to positively detemine its sectional position.
4. Boronia sect. Cvanothamnus
Boroniasect.Cyqnothannus(Lindl.)F.Muell., Fragm.9: I 13 (1815). - Cyanothamnts Lindl., SketchVeg.
Swan R. Col. I 8 (183 9). - Boroniaser.CyaneaeBenth.,Fl. Attstral. 1:309 (1863) basedonCydnothamnusLindl. - Boroniasect. Cyaneqe (Befih.)DeW ild. nom. illeg.,lcon. Select.2: 67 (1901). Type: B. ramosa(Lindl.) Benth., lectotype here chosen.
Typifrcqlion. The two species of Cy.tnoth.jmnus that were described by Lindley, C ramosus and
C. tenuis, are csrrently included in Boronia secl. Cyuathdmnus; the one that is most widespread is
selected as lectotype.
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Seed morpholog,,. Seed kidney-shaped, adaxial margin flat or convex. Te.tla rugose; outer testa
diaphanous, black usually with grey powdery areas between ridges. Hilumlinear along adaxial margin.
Raphe minute at base of seed. Chalqzal opening basal covered by raphe. Placental endocarp
membranous, caducous. (Figure 10)
Fi]rnc 10. Barcnia coelr/e.rcenr seed. ,{ - lateral vlew, B - adaxial surface, C - longitudinal radial section. all x20. Drawntrom P.G. Ililson 2/0.
species examined. of the nine westem Australian species that are recognized in this section the
following sevenwere examinedfor seed characlers Boraniabeeckeaceq, B. busselliana, B. coerulescens,
B. fabianoides, B- inconspicua, B. penicillata, and B rqmos.t
Nole,r. The seed io this section is fairly unjform, except for variation in size. The rugose testa, black with
powdery grey between the ridg€s, makes the seed unique in the genus and enables the section to be
readily recognized.
Boronia acanthoclada PauJG. Wilson,s2. nov.
Fruticulus effusus c. 3 0 cm altus;ramuli divaricati, spinescentes, milutissime puberuli. Fol ia alterna,
saepe in ramis veteribus fasciculata, angustissime obovata,3-6 mm longa, supra concava, crassa' glabra.
Flores solitari i, adramulosbreves terminales;pedicellus suprabracteolas breves gracil is,2-3 mm longus.
Sepala anguste triangularia, I .5 -2 mm longa, carnosa, glabra. Petala elliptica, c.4 mm longa, glabra, alba.
Typus: Frank Hann National Park, Westem Australia, 29 September 1984' J M. Brown 4051555
(/rolo: PERTH 01 258494).
Spreading s/rra6 c. 3 0 cm h igh, divaricately branched. Branchlets spinescent, extremely ninutely
puberulous. Ledves alterrate, often fasciculate on tbe older wood, very narrowly obovate, rounded
below, concave above,3 -6 mm long, thickened, glabrous or almost so. F/ou,ers solitary, telminal to short
shoots: pedicel (above the smallbracteoles) slender,2-3 mm long SePaA naffowlytriangular, I.5-2mm
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Etymotogt. The epithet is derived fromthe latinized G teekwof ds clcctntho-, spiny, and c/adas, abranch.
ly'oles. This species is most closely relate d.to B. coerulescens. The presence ofalternate leaves, although
not unique, is unusual in the genus as are the spinescent branchlets. Itis similar in appearanceto some
yariants of B. coerulescens subsp. spinescers but differs in the shape ofthe leaves and in theil alternate
phyllotaxy.
Boronia baeckeacea F. Muell , Fragm. 4: 28 ( 1 863 )
Distribution. Found in southem Western Australia from Pjngrup east to Mt Ragged
Nole,!. Two subspecies are recognized.
Leavessimple, erect, suborbjcular, 2-3 mm long . ........ subsp baeckeacea
Leaves simple or tdfoliolate, + spreading, broadly elliptic to obovate' 4-7 mm long subsp patula
Boronia baeckeacea F. Muel). subsp. baeckeacea
Zeoves simple, suborbicular, concave, + appressed to branch, 2-3 mm long'
Distribution. Found in southern Western Australia from Pingrup east to Mt Ragged'
Habitqt, Recorded as growing in a variety of situations, over granite or limestone or in heavy soil
Boronia baeckeacea subsp. patula Paul G. Wilson, szDsp' rov
Folia+ patula, ad apicem recurva, simplicia et integra vel tri-lobata vel trifoliolata; lamina circularis
et c. 3.5 mm longa, vel obovata et 5-7 mm longa, supra profunde concava'
Typus: About 45 km north-west of Clyde Hill, Western Australia, 2l May 1993, G F Craig &
B. Haberley21l3 (holo. PERTH 3218600).
leave.s + spreading, somewllatrecuryed at apex, sessile, simple and entire or 3-lobed, ortrilbliolate;
lamina circular and c. 3.5 mm long, to obovate and 5-7 mm long, deeply concave
Distribution. Found in the vicinity ofMtNey and MtHeywood, c 90 km north-east ofEsperanca' south-
east Westem Australia.
Habitat. Growing on clay-loam in mallee.
Selected specinrens exqminecl. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: I km W of Mt Heywood' K Newbey 82'79
(PERTH);SWofMtNey,lSGeorgel5g05(PERTH);265kmNEofMtHe)'\tood'lt 'RArcher1708912(PERTH).
Consemetion status. The collections all come from two relatively small areas and no attempt has been
made to determine its degree of security A Priority One rating would appear to be appropriate'
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Boronia fabianoides (Diels) PaulG. Wilson,Nuytsia l: l19 (19'70).- Et' iostemonfabianoidesDiels,Bot.
Jahrb. Syst.35: 322, tab.39 K-L (1904). Iype. Norlh ofGrasspatch, Westem Australia, 2 November i 901,
l . D /cA 528q( isor PERTH 0 l600r26) .
Distributiotl. Found near Cowcowing and from Lake Ki[g east to the Fraser Range, southem Western
Australia.
Noles. Two subspecies are recognized.
Petals c. 3 mm long, white with green midrib ....................... ... subsp. fabianoides
Peta ls 5 -7 mm long, wh i te rv i th p ink midr ib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subsp, rosea
Boronia fabianoides (Diels) Paul G. Wilson subsp. fabianoides
Low spreading s.4rti6 with divaricate branches, I0-3 0 cm high. ,Sepalstriangular, c. 1 mm long. Pela/s
broadly ell iptic,c.3 mm long,2 mm wide, glabrous, white with thickened green midrib.
Distribution. Norseman to Esperance area of southem Westem Austrajia.
Flabll. In eucalypt woodland on brown loam, sometimes calcareous.
Notes. This subspecies generally has hispidulous branchlets but a glabrous variant is found c 70km
east ofNorsenan along the Eyre Highway (G.F. Craig3064; R.J. Cranfield9384)
Boronia fabianoides subsp. rosea PaulG. Wilson, szbsp. nov.
Fruticulus erectus ramis ascendentibus, 3 0-60 clrr altus. Sepala triangularia, 2(3 ) mm longa Petala
late elliptica, 5-7 mm longa, glabra, alba praeter costam crassam pallido rubram
Iypzs; Woodline, c. 95 km east-north-east of Norseman, Western Australia, 7 August 1980,
G. J. K e i g he ry 299 8 (h o I o ; PERT H 9 4229 4).
Erect srlr, with ascending branches, 3 0-60 cm high. Sepals triangular, 2(3) mrn long Petalsbroadly
ell iptic, 5-7 mm long,4-6 mn1 wide, glabrous, white with athickenednarrowpink midrib
Selected specimens examined. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: I0 km E of Norsema\ D E Albrecht4035
(PERTH);Cowcowing, Septernber 1904, M. Koch1231(MEL);30 km S ofNorseman,K Newhey 6869
(PERTH);2.5 kmNWoflake Cronin, K Newbe1831 I (PERTH)
Distribution. Found between Lake King and the Fraser Range, Westem Australia, with a 1904 record
from Cowcowing.
flabitat. lo clay-loam often over greenstone or granite.
Ery talog. The subspecific epithet rosea, from the Latin, r'ose6, refers tothe colourofthe broadmidrib
of the petais.
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Compact woody perennictl to 30 cm high. Branches narrowly 4-winged when young due to thedecurent bases of the leaves, becoming tetragonal or terete with age, puberulous between wingsotherwise glabrous; intemodes 8- 15 mm long. Zeale.r pinnately 3 -5-foliolate, in all I 5-40 mm long;petioleslender, 10- I 5 mm long, channelled above; leaflets l inearto narrowly oblong, 5-25 mm long, 1.3-2 mmbroad, obtuse, concave above.
Other specimens exanlned WESTERNAUSTRALIA: l0km N of Jurien Bay tum-off , R.J. Cranfield1467 (PERTH);MtLesueur,C.A. Gardner 9081 (PERTH);MtLesueur, E.A. Griflitt 1838 (PERTH).
Distribution. Recorded from near Mt Lesueur, d. 200 km north ofPerth, south-west Western Australia.
Hal51l.7/. Grows in sand or gravel over laterite.
Conserration stcttus. This subspecies is known fron tbur populations ofwhich at least one is in a nationalpark. A Priority Two ranking is recommended.
Etymolog,,. This subspecies is named after the hill where it is to be found.
Notes. Boronia ranosa subsp. Iesueurar.r appears to grade into B. ra,nosa subsp. anethifolia wl'tich
is found in the heathland surrounding Mt Lesueur; the most obvious difference between the two taxa
is to be found in the shape ofthe leaflets which in subsp. anethifolia are slender-terete.
Boronia westringioides Paul G. Wilsott, sp. rov.
Ramuli stellato pubescentes. Folia confefta, ascendentia, opposita, semiteretia, acuta, 5- 10 mm longa.
Flores solitari i lpedicellus turbinatus, l-2 mm longus, dense stellato pubescens; bracteolae foliaceae,
c. I .5 mm longae. Sepala triangularia ve I ovato acuminata, 2-3 mm longa, crassa, sparse pubescentia.
Petalaell iptica, 5-6 mm 1onga, manifeste rubro glanduloso punctata,tenuia, modice stellato pubescentia.
Zypas. 8 km west of Forrestania-Southern Cross road on Hyden-Norseman road, Westem Austmlia,
12 October 1995,. F. Craig33l8(holo. PERTH 04202104;1"!oi CANB, K).
Erect shrub to 75 cm high with ascending branches. BrQnchlels stellate pubescant. Ieqres
sometimes congested, ascending, opposite (orternate, or the leaves sessile and trifoliolate), semiterete
or narrowly ell iptic, channelled or concave above, acute, 5- 10 mm long, smooth, glabrous or stellatepuberulous. F/owers solitary in uppermost leaf-axils; pedicel turbinate, 1-2 mm long, densely stellatepubescent and with short clavate glandular hairs; bracteoles medially positioned, foliaceous, c. 1.5 mm
long. Sepals triangu lar to ovate-acuminate,2-3 mm long, thick, with prominentred glandular dots when
dry, sparsely pubescent. Pelals elliptic, 5-6 mm long, with prominent red glandular dots all over, thin,
moderately stellate pubescent and with clavate glandularhairs, pale pink, nidrib nolprominent. Staminal
flanents compressed terete, glandular tuberculate towards apex, ciliate; anthers minutely white-
apiculate. Ovr4rglabrous or puberulous; style terete, c. 0.5 mm long, sparsely pilose; stigma subcapitate.
Seed ell ipsoid, c. 3 mm long, rounded at apex and base; testa rugose, black with white deposit.
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Other specimens exazfued. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 6 km W ofjunction ofFonestania Rd and road
from Hyden, B. & -B . BackhouseHl9 (PERTH); far inland from King George Sound,lSS2, A.Y HQssell(MEL);7km WoflakeCroniu, K ly'ewbey5199 (CANB, PERTH);c. 65kn EofHyden,K. Newbey9169
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Distribution. Known from asmall aread. 70 km nofthoflake King township and c. 65 km eastofHyden,in southern inland Western Australia.
H..tbitat, kecotded as growing on loamy sand plains.
NoleJ. There is some variation in tbe leaves. Whereas in most collections they are simple and decussatein two collections they are ternate with some ofthe leaves sessile and trifoliate.
Conservatian status. This species warrants a Priority Two ranking since it is known from only one areawhich is not currently under threat.
Etymology. The epithet alludes to the plant's resemblance to members ofthe genus Westringia.
Affrnities. This species differs from its closest relative, B. baeckeacea, principally in its leafshape.
Acknowledgements
The illustrations were kindly prepared by my daughter Annemarie. Material was borrowedfrom theNational Herbarium ofVictoria(MEL), RoyalBotanic Gardens, Kew (K), Trinity College, Dublin (TCD),
Botanic Gardens ofAdelaide (AD), and th€ Botanical Museum, Lund (LD);I am gateful to tlese herbariafor their assistance. This work was parlly funded by a grant from the Austualian Biological Resources
Studv.
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