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A molecular phylogenetic study in 2020 showed that as then circumscribed Boronia was polyphyletic, and species were moved to other genera, mainly Cyanothamnus. The split was accepted in a 2021 classification of the family Rutaceae. The following list shows the species accepted by Plants of the World Online, as of September 2021.

Unplaced names:

Former species

Species no longer placed in Boronia include:

  • Cyanothamnus acanthocladus (Paul G.Wilson) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia acanthoclada)
  • Cyanothamnus anemonifolius (A.Cunn.) Duretto & Heslewood – sticky boronia (formerly Boronia anemonifolia)
  • Cyanothamnus baeckeaceus (F.Muell.) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia baeckeacea)
  • Cyanothamnus bipinnatus (Lindl.) Duretto & Heslewood – rock boronia (formerly Boronia bipinnata)
  • Cyanothamnus bussellianus (F.Muell.) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia busselliana)
  • Cyanothamnus coerulescens (F.Muell.) Duretto & Heslewood – blue boronia (formerly Boronia coerulescens)
  • Cyanothamnus defoliatus (F.Muell.) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia defoliata)
  • Cyanothamnus fabianoides (Diels) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia fabianoides)
  • Cyanothamnus inconspicuus (Benth.) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia inconspicua)
  • Cyanothamnus inflexus (Duretto) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia inflexa)
  • Cyanothamnus montimulliganensis (Duretto) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia montimulliganensis)
  • Cyanothamnus nanus (Hook.) Duretto & Heslewood – small boronia (formerly Boronia nana)
  • Cyanothamnus occidentalis (Duretto) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia occidentalis)
  • Cyanothamnus penicillatus (Benth.) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia penicillata)
  • Cyanothamnus polygalifolius (Sm.) Duretto & Heslewood – waxy boronia, dwarf boronia, milkwort boronia(formerly Boronia polygalifolia)
  • Cyanothamnus quadrangulus Duretto & Heslewood – narrow-leaved boronia (formerly Boronia anethifolia)
  • Cyanothamnus ramosus Lindl. (formerly Boronia ramosa)
  • Cyanothamnus rigens (Cheel) Duretto & Heslewood – stiff boronia (formerly Boronia rigens)
  • Cyanothamnus subsessilis Benth. Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia subsessilis)
  • Cyanothamnus tenuis Lindl. – blue boronia (formerly Boronia tenuis)
  • Cyanothamnus warangensis (Duretto) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia warangensis)
  • Cyanothamnus westringioides (Paul G.Wilson) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia westringioides)
  • Cyanothamnus yarrowmerensis (Duretto) Duretto & Heslewood (formerly Boronia yarrowmerensis)
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