Correa aemula

Hairy Correa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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 (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 South Australia and Victoria.[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Correa aemula (Lindl.)F.Muell.". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Rutaceae&genus=Correa&species=aemula. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
  2. ^ a b c d Wild Plants of Victoria CD-ROM. Bentleigh East, Victoria: Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2003. 
  3. ^ "Correa aemula". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=CORREA+AEMULA. Retrieved 2009-05-06.