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Boronia hapalophylla Duretto, F.J.Edwards & P.G.Edwards
Family Rutaceae
Boronia hapalophylla Duretto, F.J.Edwards & P.G.Edwards APNI*

Description: Shrub up to 3 m high; branchlets tomentose.

Leaves 1-foliolate, lamina narrow-elliptic to elliptic to lanceolate, 13–70 mm long, 1–12 mm wide, apex acute, margins entire and slightly recurved to revolute, upper surface sparsely to moderately densely stellate-hairy (especially along midvein), lower surface paler with a dense heterogeneous indumentum comprising a layer of multiangular hairs over a layer of peltate hairs; sessile or with a petiole to 1.5 mm.

Inflorescences axillary, 1–5-flowered; pedicel 2–6.5 mm long. Calyx densely hairy, sepals 5–7 mm long, 3–4.5 mm wide, persistent in fruit (thence enlarging to 10 mm long and 7 mm wide). Petals 8–10 mm long, valvate, pink, tomentose, persistent in fruit (thence enlarging to 15 mm long).

Cocci glabrous.


Flower
Photo J. & P. Edwards

Other photo
Photo J. & P. Edwards

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Specimen

Flowering: Jan–Dec, with main flowering in spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Restricted to a small area south-west of Grafton.

Grows mainly in open eucalypt woodland on sandstone.
NSW subdivisions: NC
AVH map***

This species was previously listed in N.S.W. as endangered, but was delisted on 28 April 2023 following further data and field assessment. It is now considered least concern.

Text by D.M. Crayn
Taxon concept: M.F. Duretto, J. Edwards and P. Edwards (2004)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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