Chorilaena
| Karri oak | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Chorilaena |
| Species: | C. quercifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Chorilaena quercifolia Endl. | |
Chorilaena quercifolia, commonly known as karri oak, is a shrub that is endemic to the karri forests of south-west Western Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Chorilaena.[1]
Its height usually ranges from 1 to 4 metres and its width from 1 to 3 metres. The flowers are usually green, although yellow, white, red and pink forms are known. They appear in the late spring and early summer and are about 1.5 cm long and 1 cm wide.[2][3]
The species was formally described in 1837 by Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher based on plant material collected from King George Sound by Charles von Hügel.[1] The leaves are shaped like those of an oak (genus Quercus) , hence the specific epithet quercifolia.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chorilaena". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "Chorilaena quercifolia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "'Chorilaena quercifolia". AustralianNative Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 18 May 2012.