genus Corokia vs Corokia

genus Corokia and Corokia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genus Corokia	Yes	No	No	No
Corokia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genus Corokia and Corokia are synonyms defined as:

genus Corokia and Corokia: evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand

genus Corokia (noun)	Corokia (noun)
evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand	evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand