Correa calycina

Correa calycina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Correa
Species: C. calycina
Binomial name
Correa calycina

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. 1 2 "Correa calycina J.M.Black". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. 1 2 "Correa calycina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  3. ↑ "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 - Schedule B". South Australian Consolidated Acts. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Biodiversity Assessment - Kanmantoo". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Australian Government. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  • "Correa calycina J.M.Black". Atlas of Living Australia.
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