Correa calycina

Correa calycina, the 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]

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

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. "Correa calycina J.M.Black". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. "Correa calycina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  3. "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 - Schedule B". South Australian Consolidated Acts. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  4. "Biodiversity Assessment - Kanmantoo". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2009.


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