Chorilaena quercifolia — a medium houseplant
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Chorilaena quercifolia

Chorilaena Quercifolia

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Chorilaena quercifolia, commonly known as karri oak or chorilaena, is a species of bushy shrub that is endemic to the karri forests of south-west Western Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Chorilaena. It has papery, broadly egg-shaped leaves with lobed edges and variously-coloured flowers arranged in umbels of five, the sepals and petals hairy on the outside and the stamens protruding beyond the petals.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Chorilaena
Family
Rutaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Wild hop
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Chorilaena quercifolia leaf
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Chorilaena quercifolia leaf
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Chorilaena quercifolia flower
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Chorilaena quercifolia flower
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Chorilaena quercifolia other
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