Bosistoa
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Bosistoa is an Australian genus
of plants with 6 species in the family Rutaceae
. Most of them are endangered due to forest clearing and encroachment by weeds. They are known colloquially as bonewoods or satinhearts.
Species
They occur in New South Wales
and Queensland
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of plants with 6 species in the family Rutaceae
Rutaceae
Rutaceae, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, is a family of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales.Species of the family generally have flowers that divide into four or five parts, usually with strong scents...
. Most of them are endangered due to forest clearing and encroachment by weeds. They are known colloquially as bonewoods or satinhearts.
Species
- Bosistoa brassii – Brass's Bonewood
- Bosistoa floydiiBosistoa floydiiBosistoa floydii, known as the Five-leaf Bosistoa or Five-leaf Bonewood is a rainforest tree found in north eastern New South Wales, Australia. A member of the citrus family, it is rare plant, with a ROTAP rating of 2RCi...
– Five-leaved Bonewood (Near Threatened) - Bosistoa medicinalis (syn.B. monostylis) – Eumundi Bonewood– Medicine Bonewood
- Bosistoa pentacocca – Ferny-leaf Bosistoa or Native Almond
- Bosistoa transversaBosistoa transversaBosistoa transversa, known as the Yellow Satinheart is a rainforest tree found in eastern Australia. A member of the citrus family, it is rare plant, rated as vulnerable. It occurs from Mullumbimby in north eastern New South Wales to Gladstone, Queensland...
(syn. B. selwynii) – Three-leaved Bosistoa or Yellow Satinheart (Vulnerable)
They occur in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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