Correa decumbens

Spreading Correa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Correa
Species:	C. decumbens
Binomial name
Correa decumbens F.Muell.

Correa decumbens (Spreading Correa) is a shrub which is endemic to South Australia.^[1] The flowers appear between November and February as well as April to August in the species native range.^[1] These are pink-red with yellow-green tips.^[1]

The species was first formally described in 1855 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller^[2] The type was observed growing "on the cataracts towards Mount Lofty, and on the banks of the Onkaparinga in South Australia".^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Correa decumbens (Lindl.)F.Muell.". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Rutaceae&genus=Correa&species=decumbens. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Correa decumbens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=CORREA+DECUMBENS. Retrieved 2009-05-06.