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[[File:Boea hemsleyana flowers.jpg|thumb|Close-up of ''Boea hemsleyana'' flowers]]
[[File:Boea hemsleyana flowers.jpg|thumb|Close-up of ''Boea hemsleyana'' flowers]]
[[File:Boea hemsleyana seedlings.jpg|thumb|''Boea hemsleyana'' seedlings]]
[[File:Boea hemsleyana seedlings.jpg|thumb|''Boea hemsleyana'' seedlings]]
'''''Boea''''' is a [[genus]] of the 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 the 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.


For example, ''Boea hygroscopica'', also known as the Queensland 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, ''Boea hygroscopica'', also known as the Queensland 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>


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 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>


==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
These cultivation notes are based on ''Boea hygroscopica'', a species from [[Northern Queensland]], [[Australia]]<ref>Jacson, S. Tropiclimber Cultivation Information. http://www.members.westnet.com.au/wackos/ through to http://www.members.westnet.com.au/wackos/PDFs/Growing%20your%20Boea%20hygroscopica.pdf</ref>.
These cultivation notes are based on ''Boea hygroscopica'', a species from [[Northern Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>Jacson, S. Tropiclimber Cultivation Information. http://www.members.westnet.com.au/wackos/ through to http://www.members.westnet.com.au/wackos/PDFs/Growing%20your%20Boea%20hygroscopica.pdf</ref>


''Boea hygroscopica'' grows to about 15cm (~6 inches), and forms a dense, velvety clump that flowers over many weeks in the warm months.
''Boea hygroscopica'' grows to about 15&nbsp;cm (~6 inches), and forms a dense, velvety clump that flowers over many weeks in the warm months.


A well-drained soil is suggested soil for this plant, for example:
A well-drained soil is suggested soil for this plant, for example:
*Potting mix with 20% sand mixed in
*Potting mix with 20% sand mixed in
*5mm (~0.2 inches) of scoria or other drainage material in the bottom of the pot
*5mm (~0.2 inches) of scoria or other drainage material in the bottom of the pot
*Fertiliser with an [[NPK] ratio of about 13.8:3.2:9.9, plus trace elements.
*Fertiliser with an [[NPK]] ratio of about 13.8:3.2:9.9, plus trace elements.


This plant prefers bright, filtered like, possibly with some early-morning direct sun. Pot on as needed. It can be planted in the garden in a well drained, consistently moist location.
This plant prefers bright, filtered like, possibly with some early-morning direct sun. Pot on as needed. It can be planted in the garden in a well drained, consistently moist location.
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== Species ==
== Species ==
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>.
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>
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|''[[Boea lawesii]]''||''[[Boea magellanica]]''||''[[Boea mollis]]''
|''[[Boea lawesii]]''||''[[Boea magellanica]]''||''[[Boea mollis]]''
|-
|-
|''[[Boea philippensis]]''||''[[Boea rosselensis]]''||''[[Boea urvillei ]]''
|''[[Boea philippensis]]''||''[[Boea rosselensis]]''||''[[Boea urvillei]]''
|-
|-
|''[[Boea wallichii ]]''||'''||'''
|''[[Boea wallichii]]''||'''||'''
|-
|-
|}
|}


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>:
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>
*Kaisupeea herbacea with the [[basionym]]: ''Boea herbacea''
*Kaisupeea herbacea with the [[basionym]]: ''Boea herbacea''
*Leptoboea multiflora with the previous [[synonym]] ''Boea multiflora''
*Leptoboea multiflora with the previous [[synonym]] ''Boea multiflora''

Revision as of 11:42, 11 July 2013

Boea
Boea hygroscopica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Subkingdom:
Tracheobionta
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Subclass:
Asteridae
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily:
Cyrtandroideae
Tribe:
Didymocarpeae
Genus:
Boea

Type species
Boea magellanica
Lam.
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Dorcoceras Bunge
  • Chleterus Raf. (1814)
File:Boea hemsleyana.jpg
Boea hemsleyana
Close-up of Boea hemsleyana flowers
Boea hemsleyana seedlings

Boea is a genus of the 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.[1] Boea make good house plants (see main image), but also successfully grow in the wild.

For example, Boea hygroscopica, also known as the Queensland 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.[2]

Some Boea species are known as types of resurrection plant due to their ability to survive dessication (e.g. Boea hygrometrica and Boea hygroscopica).[3][4]

Cultivation

These cultivation notes are based on Boea hygroscopica, a species from Northern Queensland, Australia.[5]

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

A well-drained soil is suggested soil for this plant, for example:

  • Potting mix with 20% sand mixed in
  • 5mm (~0.2 inches) of scoria or other drainage material in the bottom of the pot
  • Fertiliser with an NPK ratio of about 13.8:3.2:9.9, plus trace elements.

This plant prefers bright, filtered like, possibly with some early-morning direct sun. Pot on as needed. 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

The Smithsonian lists the following Boea species.[6]

Boea clarkeana Boea dennisii Boea esquirolii
Boea geoffrayi Boea hemsleyana Boea hians
Boea hygrometrica Boea hygroscopica Boea kinnearii
Boea lawesii Boea magellanica Boea mollis
Boea philippensis Boea rosselensis Boea urvillei
Boea wallichii

The Smithsonian also lists:[7]

  • Kaisupeea herbacea with the basionym: Boea herbacea
  • Leptoboea multiflora with the previous synonym Boea multiflora

References

  1. ^ Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. World Checklist of Gesneriaceae. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Jiang,G et al. 2007. Planta, May 2007, Volume 225, Issue 6, pp 1405-1420
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Jacson, S. Tropiclimber Cultivation Information. http://www.members.westnet.com.au/wackos/ through to http://www.members.westnet.com.au/wackos/PDFs/Growing%20your%20Boea%20hygroscopica.pdf
  6. ^ Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. World Checklist of Gesneriaceae. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist
  7. ^ Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2007. World Checklist of Gesneriaceae. Washington, DC: Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist
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