Chorilaena

Karri Oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Chorilaena
Species:	C. quercifolia
Binomial name
Chorilaena quercifolia Endl.

Chorilaena quercifolia, commonly known as Karri Oak, is a shrub which is endemic to the Karri forests of south-west Western Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Chorilaena.

Its height usually ranges from 1 to 4 metres and its width from 1 to 3 metres. The flowers are usually green, although yellow, white, red and pink forms are known. They appear in the late spring and early summer and are about 1.5 cm long and 1 cm wide.

The leaves are shaped like those of an oak, hence the specific epithet quercifolia.

References

• Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Chorilaena quercifolia
• FloraBase - the Western Australia flora: Chorilaena quercifolia