Grevillea insignis

Grevillea insignis
Grevillea insignis subsp. insignis (above)
Grevillea insignis subsp. elliotii (below)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. insignis
Binomial name
Grevillea insignis
Kippist ex Meisn.[1]

Grevillea insignis, commonly known as Wax Grevillea, is a shrub species which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[2][3] The species was first formally described in 1855 in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany.[1]

Two subspecies are currently recognised:

References

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