Corokia carpodetoides

Corokia carpodetoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Argophyllaceae
Genus:	Corokia
Species:	C. carpodetoides
Binomial name
	Corokia carpodetoides; (F.Muell.) L.S.Sm. (1958)[1]
Synonyms
	Colmeiroa carpodetoides F.Muell. (1871); Paracorokia carpodetoides (F.Muell.) M.Král (1966);

Corokia carpodetoides, simply known locally as corokia, is a flowering plant in the Argophyllaceae family. The specific epithet derives from a resemblance to the genus Carpodetus, with the addition of the Latin suffix -oides (“resembling”).[1]

Description

It is a shrub, usually growing to about 2 m in height, but occasionally up to a tree-like 5 m. The young stems have a covering of short, matted hairs. Its narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic leaves, 2–6 cm long and 1–2 cm wide, are crowded towards the ends of the branches. The terminal, corymbose inflorescences bear many small yellow flowers. The ovoid fruits are single-seeded and about 3 mm long, becoming brown and dry. The main flowering season is December to January.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The tree is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is locally common at higher elevations on Mounts Lidgbird and Gower at the southern end of the island.[1]

References

" Corokia carpodetoides ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-06.

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[abrs-1] " Corokia carpodetoides ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-06.