Corokia

Corokia × virgata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Argophyllaceae
Genus: Corokia
Species: C. buddleioides – C. carpodetoides – C. collenettei – C. cotoneaster – C. macrocarpa – C. whiteana
Nothospecies: C. × virgata

Name

Corokia A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 249 (1839)

• Type species: Corokia buddlejoides A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 3(17): 249 (1839)

Synonymy

• Colmeiroa F.Muell. Fragm. 7: 149 (1871)  
• Lautea F.Br. in Proc. Haw. Acad. Sc. Bishop Mus., Honolulu. Spec. Publ. 11, 26 (1926); et in Bull. Bishop Mus., Honolulu, No. 52. 5 (1928).
• Paracorokia M.Král Folia Geobot. Phytotax. Bohemoslov. 1: 376 (1966), in obs.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales Norfolk Is. New Zealand Chatham Is. New Zealand North New Zealand South Pacific South-Central Pacific Tubuai Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, F.B.H. 1928. Cornaceae and allies in the Marquesas and neighboring islands. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 52, 22 pp. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cunningham, A. 1839. XXXI.—Floræ insularum Novæ Zelandiæ precursor; or a specimen of the Botany of the Islands of New Zealand. Annals of Natural History 3: 244-250. BHL Reference page. 
• Král, M. 1966. Some Notes on Cornaceae. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica Bohemoslovaca 1(4): 376-377. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Mueller, F.v. 1869–1871. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 7. 166 pp. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Corokia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Corokia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 27 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Corokia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Corokia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec. 2018.7

Vernacular names

English: Wire-netting Bush

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