Chorilaena

Karri oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Chorilaena
Species: C. quercifolia
Binomial name
Chorilaena quercifolia
Endl.

Chorilaena quercifolia, commonly known as karri oak, is a shrub that is endemic to the karri forests of south-west Western Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Chorilaena.[1]

Its height usually ranges from 1 to 4 metres and its width from 1 to 3 metres. The flowers are usually green, although yellow, white, red and pink forms are known. They appear in the late spring and early summer and are about 1.5 cm long and 1 cm wide.[2][3]

The species was formally described in 1837 by Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher based on plant material collected from King George Sound by Charles von Hügel.[1] The leaves are shaped like those of an oak (genus Quercus) , hence the specific epithet quercifolia.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chorilaena". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. "Chorilaena quercifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. 1 2 "'Chorilaena quercifolia". AustralianNative Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 18 May 2012.
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