Correa glabra var. turnbullii

Correa glabra var. turnbullii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Correa
Species:	Correa glabra
Trinomial name
Correa glabra var. turnbullii (Ashby) Paul G.Wilson[1]
Synonyms
Correa glabra var. turnbullii (Ashby) Paul G. Wilson Correa schlechtendalii Behr Correa turnbullii Ashby Correa rubra var. turnbullii (Ashby) J.M.Black

Correa glabra var. turnbullii (Narrow-bell Correa) is a variety of Correa glabra, a shrub native to Australia. It grows to 1 to 2 metre high and wide, with branchlets sparsely covered with rust-brown hairs. Its leaves are up to 4.5 cm long and 1.2 cm wide wide and are dark green on the upper surface, while the lower surface is covered with hairs and pale grey.^[2] The pendent, tubular flowers are pink or red with green tips, appearing between April and August in their native range.^[3]

The subspecies occurs from Mount Lofty to the mallee scrub and the southern Flinders Ranges and the extreme north-west of Victoria.^[2] Hybrids with Correa aemula and Correa glabra var. scabridula have been recorded where populations intersect.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Correa glabra var. turnbullii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=203945. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Wilson, Paul G. (1961). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Correa.". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 85: 40–42. http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/Journals/TRSSA/TRSSA_V085/TRSSA_V085_p021p054.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
3. ^ "Correa schlechtendalii ". 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=schlechtendalii. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
4. ^ Wild Plants of Victoria CD-ROM. Bentleigh East, Victoria: Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2003.