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Korokio (Corokia buddleioides)
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Korokio

Corokia buddleioides · Argophyllaceae · all Corokia records

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Corokia buddleioides opens with the tree-and-shrub study. The species has limited evidence and an avoid result in the evidence table. The study remains one selected lineage within that pack.

The source rows preserve recommendation, support depth, and paper identity for korokio. If this source position makes korokio unsuitable, related plants offers independently cited same-form alternatives. The single study link replaces the chopped title while leaving its original row target intact. That distinction keeps source identity and recommendation separate throughout review. The limited pack remains visible during later review as well.

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Form
shrub
Region
New Zealand
Rated in
Global; New Zealand
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Highly flammable — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; New Zealand

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Avoids (1)

Mid-scale / conditional (1)

Listed without a rating (8)
Corroboration (8 rows from 1 source)
  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    8 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 1367; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 532.9”

        FLAMITS record 1561; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 14”

        FLAMITS record 1755; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 66.8”

        FLAMITS record 1949; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Wyse2016: Wyse, S. V., Perry, G. L. W., O'Connell, D. M., Holland, P. S., Wright, M. J., Hosted, C. L., ... Curran, T. J. (2016). A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 466-477.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Wyse2016-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 14329; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 532.9”

        FLAMITS record 14389; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 14”

        FLAMITS record 14449; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 66.8”

        FLAMITS record 14509; Consumability measurement.

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Last verified 2026-08-23. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Corokia buddleioides (Korokio). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/corokia-buddleioides/. Last verified 2026-08-23.