Corokia

Life-forms

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. budcotonea – C. buddleioides – C. carpodetoides – C. collenettei – C. cotoneaster – C. macrocarpa – C. serrata – C. whiteana

Source(s) of checklist:

Nothospecies: C. × virgata
Name

Corokia A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 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:
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.
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 on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Corokia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 27 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Corokia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27.
Tropicos.org 2018. Corokia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27. 7

Vernacular names
English: wire-netting bush

Corokia is a genus in the Argophyllaceae family.[1] The genus was first described in 1839.[2] It comprising six species native to New Zealand, Australia and Rapa Iti.[3] Corokia species are shrubs or small trees with zigzagging (divaricating) branches.[4] In fact, Corokia cotoneaster is commonly known as wire-netting bush.[5] The stems of the shrubs are dark when mature, covered with downy or silky hairs (tomentum) when young.[4] In spring, they produce clusters of small, star-shaped yellow blossoms. Berries are red or yellow. The shrubs prefer forests and rocky areas, sun or light shade, reasonably well drained soil, and moderate watering.
Species
Corokia cotoneaster berries beside the track into Te Toto Gorge, Raglan, New Zealand in March

Species found in the genus include:[3]

Corokia buddleioides A.Cunn. (New Zealand, North Island)
Corokia carpodetoides ( F.Muell. ) L.S.Sm. (Lord Howe Island)
Corokia collenettei Riley (Rapa Iti)
Corokia cotoneaster Raoul (New Zealand)
Corokia macrocarpa Kirk (Chatham Islands)
Corokia whiteana L.S.Sm. (Australia, New South Wales)

References

"Corokia A.Cunn" New Zealand Organisms Register. 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
Cunningham, A. (1839). "Florae insularum Novae Zelandiae precursor; or a specimen of the botany of the islands of New Zealand". Annals of Natural History. 3: 244–250 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Corokia". www.theplantlist.org. 2013. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
Eagle, Audrey Lily (2008). Eagle's complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand. Wellington, N.Z.: Te Papa Press. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-909010-08-9. OCLC 85262201.
"Corokia cotoneaster" New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2021-05-18.