Английская Википедия:Boronia suberosa
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Boronia suberosa is a species of plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to a small area in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is a shrub with weeping branches, simple leaves, and flowers with four small, white petals.
Description
Boronia suberosa is a shrub with weeping branches up to Шаблон:Cvt. Its branches are covered with star-shaped hairs when young but become very corky with age. The leaves are simple, elliptic to lance-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a petiole up to Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are borne singly, on a peduncle Шаблон:Convert long. The sepals are green, egg-shaped to triangular, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and larger than the petals. The petals are white, Шаблон:Convert long and both the sepals and petal enlarge as the fruit develops. Flowering occurs between February and May and the fruit is a more or less hairy capsule Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
Boronia suberosa was first formally described in 1997 by Marco F. Duretto who published the description in the journal Austrobaileya.[4] The specific epithet (suberosa) is a Latin word meaning "corky".[5]
Distribution and habitat
This boronia grows on sandstone rocks and cliff faces and is only known from the Ja Ja formation in Kakadu National Park.[1][2][3]
Conservation status
This species is listed as "near threatened" under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000.[2]
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