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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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{{taxobox
{{for|the town of ancient Greece|Boea (Laconia)}}
|image = Boea hygroscopica.jpg
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{{Automatic taxobox
|image_width = 250px
|image_caption = ''Boea hygroscopica''
| image = Boea hygroscopica.jpg
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| image_caption = ''[[Boea hygroscopica]]''
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| taxon = Boea
| subregnum = [[Tracheobionta]]
| authority = [[Philibert Commerson|Comm.]] ex [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]] (1785)
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| type_species = ''[[Boea magellanica]]''
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Gesneriaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Cyrtandroideae]]
| tribus = [[Didymocarpeae]]
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| genus = '''Boea'''
| genus_authority = [[Comm.]] ex [[Lam.]]
| type_species = ''Boea magellanica''
| type_species_authority = Lam.
| type_species_authority = Lam.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
| subdivision = 12; see text
| subdivision_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16915-1 ''Boea'' Comm. ex Lam.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 5 August 2024.</ref>
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
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* ''Chleterus'' <small>Raf. (1814)</small>
* ''Dorcoceras'' Bunge
| synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo/>
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* ''Chleterus'' Raf. (1814)
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}}


'''''Boea''''' is a [[genus]] of plants in the [[Gesneriaceae]] (Gesneriads) family, with species originating from [[Australia]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Malaysia]], [[Birma]], [[Philippines]], [[Polynesia]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Thailand]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Indonesia]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[Cambodia]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Laos]] <ref>Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. World Checklist of Gesneriaceae. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist </ref>. Boea make good house plants (see main image), but also successfully grow in the wild.
'''''Boea''''' is a [[genus]] of plants in the family [[Gesneriaceae]], with species originating from [[Australia]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Philippines]], [[Polynesia]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Thailand]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Indonesia]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[Cambodia]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Laos]].<ref name=SI_checklist>Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. [http://botany.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist World Checklist of Gesneriaceae]. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution.</ref>


For example, ''Boea hygroscopica'', also known as the Rock Violet in Australia, occurs in Cape York Peninsula and Northeast Queensland as far south as Rockhampton, within an altitudide range from 60-900 metres. It grows along creek beds, on moist banks, moss-covered rocks in rainforest, open forest, vine forest and gallery forest. <ref>Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants fact sheet, http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Boea_hygroscopica.htm</ref>
For example, ''B. hygroscopica'', also known as the Queensland rock violet in Australia, occurs in Cape York Peninsula and Northeast Queensland as far south as Rockhampton, from {{convert|60|–|900|m}} elevation. It grows along creek beds, on moist banks, moss-covered rocks in rainforest, open forest, vine forest and gallery forest.<ref name="RFK">{{cite web |author1=F.A.Zich |author2=B.P.M.Hyland |author3=T.Whiffen |author4=R.A.Kerrigan |author2-link=Bernard Hyland |year=2020 |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Boea_hygroscopica.htm |title=''Boea hygroscopica'' |website=[[Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants]] Edition 8 (RFK8) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), [[Australian Government]] |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>


Some Boea species are known as types of [[resurrection plant]] due to their ability to survive dessication (e.g. Boea hygrometrica and Boea hygroscopica) <ref>Jiang,G et al. 2007. Planta, May 2007, Volume 225, Issue 6, pp 1405-1420 </ref> <ref> Navari-Izzo,F et al. 2006. Physiologica Plantarum, Unusual composition of thylakoid membranes of the resurrection plant Boea hygroscopica: Changes in lipids upon dehydration and rehydration,Volume 94, Issue 1, pages 135–142, May 1995</ref>.
Some ''Boea'' species are known as types of [[resurrection plant]] due to their ability to survive desiccation (e.g. ''B. hygrometrica'' and ''[[Boea hygroscopica|B. hygroscopica]]'').<ref>Jiang,G et al. 2007. Planta, May 2007, Volume 225, Issue 6, pp 1405-1420</ref><ref>Navari-Izzo,F et al. 2006. Physiologica Plantarum, Unusual composition of thylakoid membranes of the resurrection plant Boea hygroscopica: Changes in lipids upon dehydration and rehydration, Volume 94, Issue 1, pages 135–142, May 1995</ref>


<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
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== Species ==
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File:Boea hemsleyana plant.jpg|''[[Boea hemsleyana]]'' plant
The Smithsonian lists the following Boea species <ref>Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. World Checklist of Gesneriaceae. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist </ref>.
File:Boea hemsleyana flowers.jpg|''Boea hemsleyana'' flowers
{| class="wikitable"
File:Boea hemsleyana seedlings.jpg|''Boea hemsleyana'' seedlings
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</gallery>
|''[[Boea clarkeana]]''||''[[Boea dennisii]]''||''[[Boea esquirolii]]''
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|''[[Boea geoffrayi]]''||''[[Boea hemsleyana]]''||''[[Boea hians]]''
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|''[[Boea hygrometrica]]''||''[[Boea hygroscopica]]''||''[[Boea kinnearii]]''
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|''[[Boea lawesii]]''||''[[Boea magellanica]]''||''[[Boea mollis]]''
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|''[[Boea philippensis]]''||''[[Boea rosselensis]]''||''[[Boea urvillei ]]''
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|''[[Boea wallichii ]]''||'''||'''
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==Cultivation==
The Smithsonian also lists<ref>Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. World Checklist of Gesneriaceae. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist </ref>:
These cultivation notes are based on ''[[Boea hygroscopica|B. hygroscopica]]'', a species from [[Northern Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>Jacson, S. [http://www.members.westnet.com.au/wackos/PDFs/Growing%20your%20Boea%20hygroscopica.pdf Tropiclimber Cultivation Information].</ref>
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*Kaisupeea herbacea with the [[basionym]]: ''Boea herbacea''
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*Leptoboea multiflora with the previous [[synonym]] ''Boea multiflora''


''B. hygroscopica'' grows to about {{convert|15|cm|in|0}}, and forms a dense, velvety clump that flowers over many weeks in the warm months.
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== References ==
{{reflist}}


A well-drained soil is suggested for this plant, achieved by using a potting mix with 20% sand content, and 5mm (~0.2 inches) of scoria or other drainage material in the bottom of the pot. A fertilizer with an [[NPK]] ratio of about 13.8:3.2:9.9, plus trace elements, is recommended.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boea}}

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[[Category:Gesneriaceae]]
This plant prefers bright, filtered light, possibly with some early-morning direct sun. It can be planted in the garden in a well-drained, consistently moist location.

The only major pests of this plant are chewing insects such as [[grasshopper]]s and [[caterpillar]]s.

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==Species==
12 species are accepted.<ref name = powo/>

{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*''[[Boea dennisii]]'' {{small|B.L.Burtt}}
*''[[Boea hemsleyana]]'' {{small|B.L.Burtt}}
*''[[Boea hians]]'' {{small|Burkill}}
*''[[Boea hygroscopica]]'' {{small|F.Muell.}}
*''[[Boea kinnearii]]'' {{small|(F.Muell.) B.L.Burtt}}
*''[[Boea lawesii]]'' {{small|(F.Muell.) H.O.Forbes}}
*''[[Boea magellanica]]'' {{small|Lam.}}
*''[[Boea mollis]]'' {{small|Schltr.}}
*''[[Boea morobensis]]'' {{small|C.Puglisi}}
*''[[Boea resupinata]]'' {{small|Zich & B.Gray}}
*''[[Boea rosselensis]]'' {{small|B.L.Burtt}}
*''[[Boea urvillei]]'' {{small|C.B.Clarke}}
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}}

The Smithsonian also lists:<ref name=SI_checklist/>
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*''[[Kaisupeea herbacea]]'' with the [[basionym]]: ''Boea herbacea''
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*''[[Leptoboea multiflora]]'' with the previous [[synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]] ''Boea multiflora''

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Didymocarpoideae]]
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[[Category:Gesneriaceae genera]]
[[Category:House plants]]
[[Category:House plants]]
[[Category:Flowers]]
[[Category:Australasian realm flora]]
[[Category:Taxa described in 1785]]

Latest revision as of 02:57, 6 August 2024

For the town of ancient Greece, see Boea (Laconia).

Boea
Boea hygroscopica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Boea
Comm. ex Lam. (1785)
Type species
Boea magellanica
Lam.
Species[1]

12; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Chleterus Raf. (1814)

Boea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae, with species originating from Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.[2]

For example, B. hygroscopica, also known as the Queensland rock violet in Australia, occurs in Cape York Peninsula and Northeast Queensland as far south as Rockhampton, from 60–900 metres (200–2,950 ft) elevation. It grows along creek beds, on moist banks, moss-covered rocks in rainforest, open forest, vine forest and gallery forest.[3]

Some Boea species are known as types of resurrection plant due to their ability to survive desiccation (e.g. B. hygrometrica and B. hygroscopica).[4][5]

Cultivation

[edit]

These cultivation notes are based on B. hygroscopica, a species from Northern Queensland, Australia.[6]

B. hygroscopica grows to about 15 centimetres (6 in), and forms a dense, velvety clump that flowers over many weeks in the warm months.

A well-drained soil is suggested for this plant, achieved by using a potting mix with 20% sand content, and 5mm (~0.2 inches) of scoria or other drainage material in the bottom of the pot. A fertilizer with an NPK ratio of about 13.8:3.2:9.9, plus trace elements, is recommended.

This plant prefers bright, filtered light, possibly with some early-morning direct sun. It can be planted in the garden in a well-drained, consistently moist location.

The only major pests of this plant are chewing insects such as grasshoppers and caterpillars.

Species

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12 species are accepted.[1]

The Smithsonian also lists:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Boea Comm. ex Lam. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. World Checklist of Gesneriaceae. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution.
  3. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Boea hygroscopica". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ Jiang,G et al. 2007. Planta, May 2007, Volume 225, Issue 6, pp 1405-1420
  5. ^ Navari-Izzo,F et al. 2006. Physiologica Plantarum, Unusual composition of thylakoid membranes of the resurrection plant Boea hygroscopica: Changes in lipids upon dehydration and rehydration, Volume 94, Issue 1, pages 135–142, May 1995
  6. ^ Jacson, S. Tropiclimber Cultivation Information.
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