Species profile—Boronia safrolifera (safrole boronia)

Classification

Plantae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants ) (plants) → Equisetopsida ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (land plants) → Rutaceae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida&family=rutaceae ) → Boronia safrolifera (safrole boronia)

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Sighting data

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Species details

Kingdom

Plantae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (plants)

Class

Equisetopsida ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (land plants)

Family

Rutaceae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida&family=rutaceae )

Scientific name

Boronia safrolifera Cheel

Common name

safrole boronia

WildNet taxon ID

13664

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Confidential

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/flora/flora-indicator-species/ )

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Description

Boronia safrolifera is a small, slender shrub growing to 2.5m. The branchlets are sparsely to moderately covered with fine hairs, becoming hairless with age. The leaves are pinnate (separate leaflets along each side of a common stalk) with 7-19 leaflets and the terminal leaflet shortest (2.5-7 mm long). The midrib is slightly winged and often curved, 2-4cm long. The leaflets are narrow elliptic to obovate (reverse egg-shaped), with a short pointed tip, the margins slightly toothed or entire and recurved (curved under). Leaflets have a paler lower surface, may be hairless or slightly hairy and measure 3-18mm long by 1-3.5mm wide.
Flowers are deep pink (occasionally pale or white) with petals 4.5-7mm long. Fruits are a compressed oblong shape, hairless and about 3-4.5mm long. (Stanley & Ross 1983; Duretto 2003; Weston & Duretto 2003)

Distribution

This species is known to occur in coastal areas from Bribie Island, Queensland to Port Stephens, New South Wales. (Stanlay & Ross 1983; Weston & Duretto 2003)

Distributional limits

-27.0342872, 153.0843943
-28.0900672, 153.5010596

Range derivation

Range derived from extent of the taxon's verified records

Habitat

Boronia safrolifera occurs in swamps or badly draining, wet, sandy areas in heath (wallum). (Stanley & Ross 1983)

Behaviour

When the leaves are crushed their odour is similar to that of safrole (an oily substance extracted from the fruit of the sassafras plant). (Stanley & Ross 1983)

Reproduction

Flowering occurs mainly from August to November, and sometimes in autumn. (Stanley & Ross 1983; Weston & Duretto 2003)

Notes

Contributors: Ailsa Holland, Mellisa Mayhew 27/01/2009

References

Duretto, M.F. (2003). Notes on Boronia (Rutaceae) in eastern and northern Australia. Muelleria 17: 19-135.
Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1983). Flora of south-eastern Queensland (volume 1). Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.
Weston, P.H. and Duretto, M.F. (2003). Boronia safrolifera, in PlantNet: New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Accessed 25/09/2008. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/

Profile author

Ailsa Holland (27/01/2009)

Other resources

• The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) ( https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Boronia%20safrolifera#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=BORONIA%2BSAFROLIFERA )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=13664 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=13664 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.