Correa reflexa var. speciosa explained

Correa reflexa var. speciosa, also known as eastern correa, is a variety of Correa reflexa, a shrub native to Australia.^[1]

Description

It grows up to 1.5m (04.9feet) tall. Its leaves are up to 5cm (02inches) long and 30mm wide and are dark green on the upper surface, while the lower surface is covered with hairs and pale grey.^{[2] [3]} The pendent, tubular flowers are red with pale yellow tips.^[2]

Taxonomy

The subspecies was originally formally described as a species in its own right, Correa speciosa in 1811 in The Botanist's Repository for New and Rare Plants. It was reclassified as subspecies of Correa reflexa by Paul G. Wilson in the botanical journal Nuytsia in 1998

Hybrids with Correa aemula and Correa reflexa var. scabridula have been recorded where populations intersect.^[2]

Distribution

The subspecies occurs in New South Wales and Victoria in dry sclerophyll woodland and on coastal dunes.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Wild Plants of Victoria (database). 2009 . Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment.
2. Book: Wild Plants of Victoria CD-ROM . 2003 . Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment . Bentleigh East, Victoria.
3. Web site: Correa reflexa var. speciosa (Donn ex Andr.) Paul G.Wilson . 2009-05-07 . PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia.