Grevillea centristigma

Grevillea centristigma is a shrub which is endemic to the south west region of Western Australia.

Grevillea centristigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. centristigma
Binomial name
Grevillea centristigma
Synonyms

Grevillea drummondii subsp. centristigma McGill.

It grows to between 0.15 and 0.5 metres in height and produces yellow or orange flowers between April and November (mid autumn to late spring) in its native range.[1]

The species was originally described as a subspecies of Grevillea drummondii by botanist Donald McGillivray, his description published in New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) in 1986. In 1992, G.J. Keighery elevated it to species status.[2]

References

  1. "Grevillea centristigma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Grevillea centristigma". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
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