Correa calycina
| Correa calycina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Correa |
| Species: | C. calycina |
| Binomial name | |
| Correa calycina J.M.Black | |
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Correa calycina (South Australian Green Correa) is a tall shrub which is endemic to South Australia.[1] It grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height and 1 to 2 metres wide. The leaves are glabrous to tomentose and are 2 to 4 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm wide. The flowers are produced between April and September in their native range. These are green, sometimes maturing to mauve.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1925 by J.M. Black in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.[2]
There are two varieties which are currently recognised:
- Correa calycina J.M.Black var. calycina (Hindmarsh Correa) which is listed as a "vulnerable species" under South Australia's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[3]
- Correa calycina var. halmaturorum Paul G.Wilson (De Mole River Correa)[4]) which was first formally described by Paul G. Wilson in the journal Nuytsia in 1998.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Correa calycina J.M.Black". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- 1 2 "Correa calycina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ↑ "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 - Schedule B". South Australian Consolidated Acts. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ↑ "Biodiversity Assessment - Kanmantoo". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Australian Government. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
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