Correa decumbens

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

Correa decumbens, the spreading correa, is a shrub which is endemic to South Australia.[1] The flowers appear between November and February as well as April to August in the species native range.[1] These are pink-red with yellow-green tips.[1]

The species was first formally described in 1855 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller[2] The type was observed growing "on the cataracts towards Mount Lofty, and on the banks of the Onkaparinga in South Australia".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Correa decumbens (Lindl.)F.Muell". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  2. 1 2 "Correa decumbens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  • "Correa decumbens F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia.


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