Correa backhouseana
| Correa backhouseana | |
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| Correa backhouseana var. backhouseana Cape Otway, Victoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Correa |
| Species: | C. backhouseana |
| Binomial name | |
| Correa backhouseana Hook. | |
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Correa backhouseana is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is a coastal shrub, endemic to southern Australia. It grows up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in height. The ovate leaves are up to 3 cm long and 2 cm wide and are glossy dark green on top and pale grey underneath.[1] The drooping, tubular flowers are pale yellow-green to white in colour.[1] Tasmanian-fuchsia is a common name for this plant.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1834 by botanist William Jackson Hooker in The Journal of Botany. The type specimen was collected by English botanist and missionary James Backhouse at Cape Grim in Tasmania in 1833.[3]
Three varieties are currently recognised:
- Correa backhouseana Hook. var. backhouseana - coast correa (Victoria), velvet correa (Tasmania)[1][4]
- Correa backhouseana var. coriacea (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson - Western Australia and South Australia
- Correa backhouseana var. orbicularis Paul G.Wilson - Kangaroo Island round-leaf correa[5] - Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Distribution
The species occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria (near Cape Otway) and the west and south coasts of Tasmania.[6][7][8] On the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria, Correa backhouseana var. backhouseana is listed as "vulnerable".[9]
Cultivation
Correa backhouseana is a hardy plant that is useful as a screening plant or along fencelines. It is also used as a container plant and its flowers and foliage can be used in floral arrangements.[10] It prefers a position with some shade and will tolerate salt-laden winds and frost.[10]
The cultivar Correa backhouseana var. coriacea 'Eucla Gold' has smaller, narrower, and more brightly coloured flowers than usual. It was selected from a wild population near Eucla, Western Australia and brought into cultivation in Victoria in 1988.[11]
Correa backhouseana[12] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- 1 2 3 Wild Plants of Victoria CD-ROM. Bentleigh East, Victoria: Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2003.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Correa backhouseana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ↑ Wapstra, Hans; Annie Wapstra; Louise Gilfedder. "Little Book of Common Names" (PDF). Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Biodiversity Assessment - Kanmantoo". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Australian Government. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ↑ "Correa backhouseana". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Correa backhousena". Key to Tasmanian Vascular Plants. University of Tasmania. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ↑ Corrick, M.G. and Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
- ↑ "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- 1 2 Greig, D. (1987). The Australian Gardener's Wildflower Catalogue. Australia: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207154600.
- ↑ "Correa 'Eucla Gold'". Australian Cultivar Registration Authority. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Correa backhouseana". Retrieved 16 June 2013.