About Boronia amabilis S.T.Blake
Boronia amabilis is an erect, many-branched shrub that grows up to 3 m (10 ft) tall. Its branches are covered in dense white to reddish-brown star-shaped hairs, and become hairless (glabrous) as they age. The leaves are pinnate, 10–55 mm (0.39–2.2 in) long and 6–28 mm (0.24–1.1 in) wide in outline, with between three and fifteen elliptic leaflets. Leaflets are hairy on their lower surface; the end leaflet measures 3–18 mm (0.1–0.7 in) long and 1.5–6 mm (0.06–0.2 in) wide, and the other leaflets are slightly smaller. Pink flowers of this species are arranged in groups of three to seven in leaf axils, and the groups grow from a peduncle 2–5 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long. It has four narrow egg-shaped to triangular sepals that are 3.5–6 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long and 1–2.5 mm (0.04–0.1 in) wide. The four petals are mostly 8–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) long and 4–6 mm (0.2–0.2 in) wide, and are hairy on the lower surface. There are eight stamens that alternate in length, with the slightly shorter stamens positioned opposite the petals. The hairless fruits of Boronia amabilis are 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.12 in) wide. This boronia grows in forest and woodland growing over granite, occurring between Wyberba and nearby Girraween National Park in south-eastern Queensland.
