Karri oak | |
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Chorilaena quercifolia in Karwarra Gardens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
Genus: | Chorilaena Endl. |
Species: | C. quercifolia
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Binomial name | |
Chorilaena quercifolia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Chorilaena quercifolia, commonly known as karri oak or chorilaena,[2] is a species of bushy shrub that is endemic to the karri forests of south-west Western Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Chorilaena. It has papery, broadly egg-shaped leaves with lobed edges and variously-coloured flowers arranged in umbels of five, the sepals and petals hairy on the outside and the stamens protruding beyond the petals.