Grevillea pinaster
Grevillea pinaster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Grevillea |
Species: | G. pinaster |
Binomial name | |
Grevillea pinaster Meisn.[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. pinaster (Meisn.) McGill. |
Grevillea pinaster is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-western Western Australia.[2]
It grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres in height and has a peak flowering period between May and September (late autumn to early spring) in its native range.[3] The flowers are pink to red with yellowish- tipped styles .[2] The long and narrow leaves are 20 to 55 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide.[3]
The species was first formally described by Carl Meissner in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany in 1855, from material collected by James Drummond.[1][2]
The species occurs in a small area from north of Eneabba to Bindi Bindi.[4]
Plants labelled as Grevillea stenomera in plant nurseries are often forms or hybrids of this species.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Grevillea pinaster". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- 1 2 3 "Grevillea pinaster". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- 1 2 "Grevillea pinaster ". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- 1 2 Olde, P. and Marriott, N. (1995). The Grevillea Book Volume 3. Australia: Kangaroo Press. pp. 97–99. ISBN 0864176112.