Grevillea oldei
| Grevillea oldei | |
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| Grevillea oldei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. oldei |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea oldei McGill.[1] | |
Grevillea oldei is a shrub which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.[2]
It grows to between 0.4 and 1.2 metres high.[2] The leaves are 1 to 3.5 cm long, and 1.5 to 6 mm wide and often have sharply pointed tips.[3] Flowers appear between June and February (early winter to late summer) in its native range.[2] These have red perianths and styles.[2]
Grevillea oldei occurs in eucalypt woodland or heath between Mangrove Mountain and Woy Woy.[3]
The species was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray.[1] The name honours Peter Olde.[4] Before the species being described, plants of this species were identified as either Grevillea trinervis or Grevillea capitellata.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Grevillea oldei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- 1 2 3 4 "Grevillea oldei". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- 1 2 "Grevillea oldei". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "The Grevillea Book; Volume 1 Peter Olde and Neil Marriott". A Good Read. Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
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