Boronia [section Boronia] series Persistens Duretto & Heslewood, ser. nov., 2023
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https://doi.org/ 10.1071/SB22019 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11121658 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FE6187D0-FFCF-FFC0-7FA5-FE216ED7FB38 |
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Felipe |
scientific name |
Boronia [section Boronia] series Persistens Duretto & Heslewood, ser. nov. |
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ser. nov. |
Boronia [section Boronia] series Persistens Duretto & Heslewood, ser. nov. View in CoL
Type: Boronia purdieana Diels.
Differs from the other series of section Boronia by have petioles that are persistent or tardily caducous and falling after the lamina has fallen ( v. absent , or deciduous with lamina).
Leaves imparipinnate; petiole persistent or tardily caducous and then after lamina has fallen. Inflorescence axillary, 1- or 2-flowered; peduncle absent or minute. Staminal filaments pilose or puberulous; anthers approximately equal or antisepalous anthers much smaller than antipetalous anthers.
A series of six species confined to south-western Australia: Boronia albiflora , B. crassifolia , B. oxyantha (two varieties), B. octandra , B. purdieana (two subspecies), and B. tetrandra .
Etymology
The series epithet is derived from the Latin persistens, alluding to the persistent petioles that remain on the branches after the leaves have fallen.
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Harvard University - Arnold Arboretum |
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