Grevillea oldei

Grevillea oldei is a shrub which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.[2]

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

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. "Grevillea oldei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Grevillea oldei". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. "Grevillea oldei". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  4. "The Grevillea Book; Volume 1 Peter Olde and Neil Marriott". A Good Read. Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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