Grevillea velutinella
Grevillea velutinella is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.[1]
Grevillea velutinella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Grevillea |
Species: | G. velutinella |
Binomial name | |
Grevillea velutinella | |
Description
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 4 metres (4.9 to 13.1 ft) and has non-glaucous branchlets. It has simple undissected flat obovate leaves with a blade that is 50 to 120 millimetres (1.97 to 4.72 in) in length and 35 to 80 mm (1.38 to 3.15 in) wide. It blooms between March to July and produces an axillary or terminal raceme regular inflorescence with green, cream or yellow flowers with green, cream or yellow styles. Later it forms rugose ellipsoidal glabrous fruit that are 14 to 20 mm (0.6 to 0.8 in) long.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist Donald McGillivray in 1986 as a part of the work New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae).[2]
Distribution
The shrub is confined to an area in the north west of Australia from around Mornington Sanctuary in the south west to around Kununurra in the north west. It is often situated on rocky hillsides and ridges growing in skeleton soils that overlay areas of quartzite or sandstone.[1]
See also
References
- "Grevillea velutinella". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Grevillea velutinella McGill". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 December 2021.