''Corokia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

in the

Argophyllaceae Argophyllaceae is a family of shrubs or small trees belonging to the order Asterales. The family includes c. 24 species in two genera, '' Argophyllum'' and '' Corokia''. Members of the family are native to eastern Australia, New Zealand, Lord ...

family. The genus was first described in 1839. It comprising six species native to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...

, Australia and

Rapa Iti Rapa, also called Rapa Iti, or "Little Rapa", to distinguish it from Easter Island, whose Polynesian name is Rapa Nui, is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. The ...

. ''Corokia'' species are shrubs or small

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

s with zigzagging (

divaricating Divaricate means branching, or having separation or a degree of separation. The angle between branches is wide. In botany In botany, the term is often used to describe the branching pattern of plants. Plants are said to be divaricating when th ...

) branches. In fact, '' Corokia cotoneaster'' is commonly known as wire-netting bush. The stems of the shrubs are dark when mature, covered with downy or silky hairs ( tomentum) when young. 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

Species found in the genus include: * '' Corokia buddleioides'' A.Cunn. (New Zealand, North Island) * ''

Corokia carpodetoides '' Corokia carpodetoides'', simply known locally as corokia, is a flowering plant in the Argophyllaceae family. The specific epithet derives from a resemblance to the genus ''Carpodetus'', with the addition of the Latin suffix ''-oides'' (“rese ...

'' ( 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

Argophyllaceae Flora of New Zealand Flora of Australia Divaricating plants Asterales genera {{Asterales-stub