Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana

Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana
In Grampians National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Correa
Species:
C. lawrenceana
Variety:
C. l. var. grampiana
Trinomial name
Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana

Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana, commonly known as Grampians mountain-correa,[2] is a variety of Correa lawrenceana that is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is a shrub with elliptical leaves and cylindrical, velvety flowers covered with matted, woolly cream-coloured to yellowish brown hairs.

Description

Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in). Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, leathery, elliptical, mostly 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in) long, 10–17 mm (0.39–0.67 in) wide and covered with velvety, fawn-coloured hairs on the lower side. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils on a down-turned pedicel 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long. The calyx is cup-shaped, 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long, covered with woolly, rust-coloured hairs and with a wavy rim. The corolla is cylindrical, 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) long and velvety, covered with a thick layer of cream-coloured to yellowish brown hairs.[3][4][5][6]

Taxonomy

The variety was first formally described by Paul Wilson in the journal Nuytsia in 1998, from specimens collected by David Albrecht on Mount William in 1986.[5][7][8]

Distribution and habitat

This correa grows among rocks in mountains in the Grampians and on nearby Mount Langi Ghiran.[4][9]

Conservation status

The Grampians Correa is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[3][2]

References

  1. ^ "Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Advisory list of rare or threatened plants in Victoria - 2014" (PDF). The State of Victoria Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, Paul G.; Wilson, Annette J.G. (ed.); Bolton, P.E. (ed.). "Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 12 July 2020. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b Duretto, Marco F. "Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b Wilson, Paul Graham (1961). "A taxonomic revision of the Genus Correa". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 85: 98. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  7. ^ "Correa lawrenceana var. grampiana". APNI. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Albrecht, David Edward (1962 - )". Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ^ Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 978-1-876473-14-3.