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Correa calycina

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Rutaceae

Scientific name
  
Correa calycina

Order
  
Sapindales

Genus
  
Correa

Rank
  
Species

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Correa calycina (South Australian Green Correa) is a tall shrub which is endemic to South Australia. 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.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1925 by J.M. Black in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.

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.
  • Correa calycina var. halmaturorum Paul G.Wilson (De Mole River Correa)) which was first formally described by Paul G. Wilson in the journal Nuytsia in 1998.

    • References

    Correa calycina Wikipedia
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