Grevillea pluricaulis
Grevillea pluricaulis is a species of plant in the protea family that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet pluricaulis refers to its multistemmed growth habit.
Grevillea pluricaulis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Grevillea |
Species: | G. pluricaulis |
Binomial name | |
Grevillea pluricaulis (McGill.) Olde & Marriott, 1995 | |
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Description
The species grows as a multistemmed shrub from a lignotuber to 0.7–1.5 m, occasionally to 3 m, in height. The elliptical leaves are 15–20 cm long by 4.5–8.5 cm wide. The flowers are conflorescent, with pale green to apricot or creamy brown perianths and pale orange-apricot to pink styles, appearing mainly in the dry season from April to October. It is closely related, and similar, to Grevillea goodii.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the tropical Top End of Australia's Northern Territory, from Delissaville to the Finniss River, Port Keats and the Newcastle Range, as well as on Melville Island. It grows in open mixed eucalypt forest or shrubland on sandy or lateritic soils.[1]
References
- R.O. Makinson. "Grevillea pluricaulis (McGill.) Olde & Marriott". Flora of Australia Online. ABRS. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Grevillea pluricaulis | |
Grevillea goodii subsp. pluricaulis |