Chorilaena

Karri oak
Chorilaena quercifolia in Karwarra Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Zanthoxyloideae
Genus: Chorilaena
Endl.
Species:
C. quercifolia
Binomial name
Chorilaena quercifolia
Synonyms[1]
Habit in Kings Park, Perth

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.

  1. ^ a b "Chorilaena quercifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Chorilaena quercifolia". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 29 June 2020.