Grevillea raybrownii

Grevillea raybrownii is a shrub of the family Proteaceae native to New South Wales.[2] It was described by Peter Olde and Neil Marriott in 1994.[3]

Grevillea raybrownii
Grevillea raybrownii on the Box Vale track near Welby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. raybrownii
Binomial name
Grevillea raybrownii
Olde & Marriott[1]

Description

Grevillea raybrownii is a shrub growing to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall. The leaves are linear and divide into 3-5 narrow lobes 2.5–5 cm (0.98–1.97 in) long. The lobes divide into 2-5 spreading sharply pointed lobes 0.5–2.4 cm (0.20–0.94 in) long and 0.6–1.2 mm (0.024–0.047 in) wide. The leaf upper surface is smooth and the underside has two grooves. The inflorescence is a dense cluster about 2 cm (0.79 in) long and brownish coloured when in bud. The perianth is white with a brownish limb, the inside is smooth and the outside covered in flattened dense silky hairs. The pistil is 6–7.5 mm (0.24–0.30 in) long and the style smooth. The dry fruit is about 12 mm (0.47 in) long and densely covered in silky hairs.[2][4]

Taxonomy

Grevillea raybrownii was first formally described by Peter Olde and Neil Marriott in 1994 and the description was published in Telopea.[5]

References

  1. "Grevillea raybrownii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. R. O. Makinson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Grevillea raybrownii". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. "Grevillea raybrownii Olde & Marriott". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  4. Olde, Peter; Marriott, Neil (1994). Flora of Australia Volume 17A Proteaceae 2 Grevillea. 0-643-05969-5: ABRS Canberra.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. "Grevillea raybrownii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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