Smith, J.E. (1798), Description of a new genus of plants called Boronia. Tracts Relating to Natural History: 288, t. 4, 5, 6, 7 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (18 September 1854), Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian plants, chiefly collected within the boundaries of the colony of Victoria. Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria 1: 10 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 109-111 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 307 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 10 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cyanothamnus Lindl. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 17 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cyanothamnus Lindl. legitimate

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 316-317 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 46-47 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 73 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 72-74, 201 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: The genus was named in memory of Francis Borone, an Italian, who lost his life while plant-collecting in Greece,

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 337 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: After Francesco Borone, assistant of John Sibthorp, when the latter was collecting material in Greece for the composition of his Flora graeca. Borone died in Athens in 1794, as the result of falling from a window while asleep.

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 107 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 492-493 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After Francesco Borone, assistant of John Sibthorp, when the latter was collecting material in Greece for the composition of his Flora graeca. Borone died in Athens in 1794, as the result of falling from a window while asleep."

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 99 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 315 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 203 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 242 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: - [secondary reference]

Rao, T. & Bhattacharya, J. (1978), Taxonomic significance of foliar sclereids in Boronia Sm. (Rutaceae). Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Section B 87: 197-203 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 191 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Rutaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 448-452 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Rutaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 477-479 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. (26 September 1990), Notes on Boronia (Rutaceae) in New South Wales, including descriptions of three new species. Telopea 4(1): 121-128 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. & Porteners, M.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Boronia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 227 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Rutaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 668 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (17 February 1998), New names and new taxa in the genus Boronia (Rutaceae) from Western Australia, with notes on seed characters. Nuytsia 12(1): 121 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Boronia pinnata Sm., lectotype here chosen."

Duretto, M.F. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rutaceae (except Eriostemon). Flora of Victoria 4: 155-156 [secondary reference]

Duretto, M.F. (28 June 1999), Systematics of Boronia section Valvatae sensu lato (Rutaceae). Muelleria 12(1): 3-4 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cyanothamnus Lindl. legitimate

Weston, P.H. & Duretto, M.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Boronia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 265 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 868 [secondary reference]

Duretto, M.F. (28 April 2003), Notes on Boronia (Rutaceae) in eastern and northern Australia. Muelleria 17: 20-21 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 458 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 114 [secondary reference]

Duretto, M.F. & Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Boronia Sect. 1. Boronia. Flora of Australia 26: 124-125 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "named for Francesco Borone (1789-94), botanical assistant to Sir James Smith in Europe."

Duretto, M.F., Heslewood, M.M. & Bayly, M.J. (June 2020), Boronia (Rutaceae) is polyphyletic: Reinstating Cyanothamnus and the problems associated with inappropriately defined outgroups. Taxon 69(3): 492 [secondary reference]

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