Английская Википедия:Boronia foetida

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Boronia foetida is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to a small area in Queensland. It is an erect shrub with hairy branches, simple leaves and pink to white, four-petalled flowers usually arranged singly in leaf axils. The leaves have an unpleasant smell when crushed.

Description

Boronia foetida is an erect shrub with many hairy branches that grows to a height of about Шаблон:Convert. It has simple, elliptic leaves that are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide on a petiole Шаблон:Convert long. The upper surface of the leaf sometimes has a few hairs along the midline. The leaves give off an unpleasant smell when crushed. The flowers are pink to white and are arranged singly in leaf axils on a pedicel Шаблон:Convert long. The four sepals are pointed, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The four petals are Шаблон:Convert long but lengthen to about Шаблон:Convert as the fruit develops. The eight stamens are hairy with a large anther and the style is glabrous. Flowering occurs from May to September and the fruit is a glabrous capsule.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Boronia foetida was first formally described in 1999 by Marco F. Duretto who published the description in the journal Austrobaileya from a specimen collected near Biggenden.[3][1] The specific epithet (foetida) is a Latin word meaning "stinking"[4] referring to the unpleasant odour of the leaves when crushed, producing a smell reported as "reminiscent of a dead possum".[1]

Distribution and habitat

This boronia grows in a range of habitats including mountain heath and densely forested gullies. It is only known from Mount Walsh near Biggenden.[1]

Conservation

This boronia is classified as "least concern" by the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.[5]

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