Boronia heterophylla

Boronia heterophylla

  • Boronia heterophylla
  • Boronia heterophylla
  • Flower name
    Boronia heterophylla
  • Scientific name
    Boronia heterophylla
  • AliasBoronia heterophylla, Boronia, ピグミーランタン, Red boronia, Kalgan boronia
  • Place of originWestern Australia
  • Place of floweringPotted flower
  • Flowering seasonMarch, April, May, June

What is Boronia heterophylla

Boronia heterophylla (scientific name: Boronia heterophylla) is a semi-hardy evergreen shrub of the genus Boronia in the family Rutaceae, endemic to Western Australia.
It is also known as pygmy lantern, red boronia, and Kalgan boronia. In Australia , it grows wild in dry forests. The tree is 1 to 3 meters tall and bears cool, pinnate compound leaves in pairs. Inflorescences grow from slender branches, and in late spring to early summer, small, bell-shaped flowers with a diameter of 1 to 2 cm, similar to those of Lily of the Valley or Suzuran (scientific name: Convallaria keiskei) , are produced. The flowers and leaves have a sweet citrus scent.

Common name: Boronia heterophila, Scientific name: Boronia heterophylla, also: Pygmy lantern, Red boronia, Kalgan boronia, Place of Origin: Australia, Habitat environment: Arid forests, bisexual flowers, Tree height: 100 to 300 cm, leaf shape: winged compound leaf, phylogeny: paired life, flower diameter: 1 to 2 cm, flower shape: bell shape, flowering stage: March to June.


  • Order
    Sapindales
  • Family
    Rutaceae
  • Genus
    Boronia
  • Species
    B. heterophylla
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typesemi-hard-resistant evergreen shrub
  • Flower colorsPink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height100.0 ~ 300.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 2.0 cm

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