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
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
Synonyms
  • Grevillea goodii subsp. pluricaulis McGill., 1986

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

  1. R.O. Makinson. "Grevillea pluricaulis (McGill.) Olde & Marriott". Flora of Australia Online. ABRS. Retrieved 11 May 2021.


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