Biology:Grevillea exul

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Short description: Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to New Caledonia

Grevillea exul
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Grevillea exul at the Illawarra Grevillea Park in Bulli, New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. exul
Binomial name
Grevillea exul
Synonyms[1]
  • Grevillea heterochroma Brongn.
  • Grevillea macrostachya Brongn. & Gris
  • Hakea exul (Lindl.) Christenh. & Byng

Grevillea exul is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteacae, endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

It grows up to 10 metres in height and has narrow lanceolate to elliptic leaves which have a blunt apex.[2] The flowers are usually white, followed by follicles which are 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long and 9–15 mm (0.35–0.59 in) in width.[2] It is a manganese accumulator.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Grevillea exul". Plants of the World Online. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:703818-1#synonyms. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Espece Grevillea exul Lindley". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. http://www.endemia.nc/plante/fiche.php?code=505. 
  3. Jaffré, T. (1979) Accumulation du manganèse par les Protéacées de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Compte Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris 289, 425–428.

Wikidata ☰ Q5607919 entry