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Internal ID UUID64400d8417d66180390969
Scientific name Boronia muelleri
Authority Cheel
First published in J. Proc. Roy. Soc. New S. Wales 58: 147 (1924)

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  • Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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Unfortunately, there is insufficient documented evidence of traditional ethnobotanical uses for *Boronia muelleri* (Cheel) involving infusions, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices within the provided source parameters. No reliable monographs, peer-reviewed articles, reputable herbal compendia, or historic records were found linking this specific species to such traditional medicinal or culinary applications within the required criteria.

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Common products:
Leaf-and-twig essential oil, recovered by steam distillation or solvent extraction, used as a fragrance material.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Fresh, citrusy to fruity aroma exploited in fine fragrance accords. The oil is incorporated into perfume bases and may be used as an aromatic raw material in cosmetics and toiletries within the limits of safety assessments and purity standards (e.g., IFRA Standards). Composition is dominated by acyclic monoterpenoids such as citronellal with citronellol and citronellyl esters, contributing high volatility and characteristic scent; constituents are also present in related Boronia species, supporting function in perfumery.

Properties relevant to use:
Acyclic monoterpenoid profile with citronellal as a key odorant; low molecular weight monoterpenes impart volatility; composition consistent with material suitable for fragrance compounding.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Limited commercial cultivation; most material historically sourced from wild-harvested plants in southwestern Australia, where overharvesting has caused conservation concern. Development toward cultivated supply and regulated harvesting is recommended to mitigate pressure on wild populations.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Boronia pinnata var. muelleri Benth. Fl. Austral. 1: 319 (1863)

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Language Common/alternative name
English pink boronia
Arabic بورونية مولرية

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000569236
Tropicos 50040565
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771650-1
The Plant List kew-2680018
Open Tree Of Life 5922794
NCBI Taxonomy 1764345
IUCN Red List 185999968
IPNI 771650-1
iNaturalist 795621
GBIF 3836807
Freebase /m/05p57p_
EOL 5621924
USDA GRIN 7437
Wikipedia Boronia_muelleri
CMAUP NPO20827

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Which leaf mechanical traits correlate with insect herbivory among feeding guilds? Caldwell E, Read J, Sanson GD Ann Bot 28-Dec-2015
PMCID:PMC4724051
doi:10.1093/aob/mcv178
PMID:26715468
Correlations between leaf toughness and phenolics among species in contrasting environments of Australia and New Caledonia Read J, Sanson GD, Caldwell E, Clissold FJ, Chatain A, Peeters P, Lamont BB, De Garine-Wichatitsky M, Jaffré T, Kerr S Ann Bot 19-Dec-2008
PMCID:PMC2707862
doi:10.1093/aob/mcn246
PMID:19098067

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Eugenol 3314 Click to see 164.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-((Z)-hex-3-enoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 5318045 Click to see 262.30 unknown via CMAUP database
methyl 4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutanoate 10564679 Click to see 280.27 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Menthiafolic acid, (S)- 10845194 Click to see 184.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
Carvacrol 10364 Click to see CC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(C)C)O 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
(-)-trans-Carveol 94221 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1O)C(=C)C 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(+)-alpha-Phellandrene 443160 Click to see 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,4R)-Dihydrocarvone 22227 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,2S,4R)-iso-dihydrocarveol 443165 Click to see CC1CCC(CC1O)C(=C)C 154.25 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,4S)-Dihydrocarvone 443183 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(5S)-5-[(1R)-1,2-Dihydroxy-1-methylethyl]-2-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one 11830092 Click to see 184.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(5S)-5-[(2S)-1,2-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 10877793 Click to see 184.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Alpha-Terpinene 7462 Click to see 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Carvone, (-)- 439570 Click to see 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
Carvone, (+)- 16724 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1=O)C(=C)C 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
trans-(2S,5S)-5-[(2S)-1,2-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohexan-1-one 10867057 Click to see 186.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(1S,4R)-4-[(E,3R)-3-hydroxybut-1-enyl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-ol 101338767 Click to see 210.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
(1S,2R,4R,8S)-2-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-p-menthane-8,9-diol 11727818 Click to see CC1CCC(CC1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C(C)(CO)O 350.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(1R,2S,5R)-5-[(2R)-1,2-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohexyl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 102021736 Click to see 350.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2E,6E)-8-hydroxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 14729929 Click to see CC(=CCOC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)CCC=C(C)CO 332.39 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1S,2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexyl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 11823766 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(C(C1)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)(C)O 332.39 unknown via CMAUP database
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-[[(2R,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-[(1S,2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexyl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 10885097 Click to see 464.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(1S,2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methylcyclohexyl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 11810246 Click to see 350.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,5S)-5-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohexan-1-one 11089348 Click to see CC1CCC(CC1=O)C(C)(COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O 348.39 unknown via CMAUP database
(5S)-5-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxypropan-2-yl]-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 11024434 Click to see 346.37 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
Umbelliprenin 1781413 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCOC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)C)C)C 366.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues / Pyrimidine nucleosides
5-Methyluridine 445408 Click to see 258.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Uridine 6029 Click to see 244.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues / Pyrimidine nucleosides / Pyrimidine 2-deoxyribonucleosides
Thymidine 5789 Click to see CC1=CN(C(=O)NC1=O)C2CC(C(O2)CO)O 242.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
Chlorogenic Acid 1794427 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 354.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Polyols / 1,2-diols
(2R,3R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4-tetrol 10796790 Click to see 136.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols
5-Deoxy-D-ribitol 166761 Click to see 136.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1S,2S,4R)-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexyl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 11099619 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(C(C1)O)(C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 332.39 unknown via CMAUP database
4-Hydroxybenzyl beta-d-glucopyranoside 49871127 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Benzyl beta-d-glucopyranoside 188977 Click to see 270.28 unknown via CMAUP database
ethyl beta-D-glucopyranoside 121667 Click to see CCOC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O 208.21 unknown via CMAUP database
glycerol 2-O-alpha-l-fucopyranoside 101159096 Click to see 238.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Icariside F2 14079045 Click to see C1C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OCC3=CC=CC=C3)O)O)O)O)(CO)O 402.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[3-methoxy-5-prop-2-enyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol 15714546 Click to see COC1=C(C(=CC(=C1)CC=C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 504.50 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[4-[(2S)-2,3-dihydroxypropyl]-3-methoxyphenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 102021738 Click to see 360.36 unknown via CMAUP database
Gastrodin 115067 Click to see 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Syringin 5316860 Click to see 372.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses
1-Deoxy-D-glucitol 10678630 Click to see 166.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Sugar alcohols
2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 11400799 Click to see CC(CO)(C(CO)O)O 136.15 unknown via CMAUP database
D-Threitol 169019 Click to see C(C(C(CO)O)O)O 122.12 unknown via CMAUP database
Erythritol 222285 Click to see 122.12 unknown via CMAUP database
Glycerin 753 Click to see C(C(CO)O)O 92.09 unknown via CMAUP database
L-Apiitol 10820745 Click to see C(C(C(CO)(CO)O)O)O 152.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles
Apiole 10659 Click to see 222.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Dillapiol 10231 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1CC=C)OCO2)OC 222.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Safrole 5144 Click to see 162.18 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
Anethofuran 126537 Click to see 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
(4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one 161815 Click to see C1C(C(OC1=O)CO)O 132.11 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 5-methoxypsoralens
Bergapten 2355 Click to see COC1=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=CC3=C1C=CO3 216.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins
Esculetin 5281416 Click to see 178.14 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Umbelliferone 5281426 Click to see C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O 162.14 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Pyranocoumarins / Linear pyranocoumarins
Graveolone 177751 Click to see CC1(CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C=C3C(=C2)C=CC(=O)O3)C 244.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glucuronides / Flavonoid-3-O-glucuronides
Querciturone 5274585 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O 478.40 unknown via CMAUP database

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