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DeutschCorrea reflexa var. lobata
| Correa reflexa var. lobata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Correa |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | C. r. var. lobata |
| Trinomial name | |
| Correa reflexa var. lobata | |
| Synonyms | |
| Correa aff. aemula (Powelltown) | |
Correa reflexa var. lobata, commonly known as Powelltown correa[2] is a variety of Correa reflexa endemic to Victoria in Australia. It grows to 2 metres tall. Leaves are up to 40 mm long and 25 mm wide and are dark green on the upper surface, while the lower surface is covered with hairs and pale grey[2] The pendent, tubular flowers are yellow-green with protruding stamens and appear from March to October in the varieties native range.[2]
The variety was first formally described by Paul G. Wilson in the botanical journal Nuytsia in 1998[1] It occurs to the east of Melbourne in the Dandenong Ranges and Powelltown area in heathy woodland in high rainfall areas with altitudes ranging from 60 to 500 metres AHD.[2][3]
The Poweltown correa is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Correa reflexa var. lobata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c d Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
- ^ Wilson, Paul G. (1998). "Notes on the genus Correa (Rutaceae)" (PDF). Nuytsia. 12 (1). Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Conservation and Land Management: 89–105. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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