Correa aemula

Hairy correa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Correa
Species:	C. aemula
Binomial name
	Correa aemula; (Lindl.) F.Muell.
Synonyms
	Didimeria aemula Lindl. ; Correa affinis Ashby; Correa speciosa var. hilii Guilf.

Correa aemula, the hairy correa, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia.[1] It grows up to 2 metres in height. The elliptic leaves are densely hairy and are up to 7 cm long and 3 cm wide.[2] The pendent, tubular flowers are mainly produced between September and December in the species' native range.[2] These are yellow or pale blue-green in colour.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1838 by botanist John Lindley in Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia. He gave it the name Didimeria aemula. In 1858 another botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, transferred the species into the genus Correa.[3]

Distribution

Correa aemula occurs on sandy or rocky soils in open forests and heathy woodlands in the Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island in South Australia and the Grampians in Victoria.[1][4][2] Hybrids with Correa decumbens and Correa reflexa have been recorded.[1]

References

"Correa aemula (Lindl.) F.Muell". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
Wild Plants of Victoria CD-ROM. Bentleigh East, Victoria: Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2003.
"Correa aemula". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
Wilson, Paul G. (1961). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Correa" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 85: 40–42. Retrieved 31 December 2009.

External links

"Correa aemula (Lindl.) F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia.

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[SA-1] "Correa aemula (Lindl.) F.Muell". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.

[Viridans-2] Wild Plants of Victoria CD-ROM. Bentleigh East, Victoria: Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2003.

[APNI-3] "Correa aemula". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 6 May 2009.

[Wilson-4] Wilson, Paul G. (1961). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Correa" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 85: 40–42. Retrieved 31 December 2009.