Grevillea laurifolia

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Family Proteaceae

Trees or shrubs . Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite or whorled , simple or variously divided . Inflorescences axillary , ramiflorous , cauliflorous , or terminal , simple or rarely compound , with flowers borne laterally either in pairs or sometimes singly, racemose, sometimes spicate , paniculate , or condensed into a head ; bracts subtending flower pairs usually small, sometimes accrescent and woody; floral bracts usually minute or absent. Flowers bisexual or rarely unisexual and dioecious, actinomorphic or zygomorphic. Perianth segments (3 or) 4(or 5), valvate , usually tubular in bud; limb short, variously split at anthesis . Stamens 4, opposite perianth segments; filaments usually adnate to perianth and not distinct ; anthers basifixed , usually 2-loculed, longitudinally dehiscent , connective often prolonged. Hypogynous glands 4 (or 1-3 or absent), free or variously connate . Ovary superior, 1-loculed, sessile or stipitate ; ovules 1 or 2(or more), pendulous, laterally or basally, rarely subapically attached. Style terminal, simple, often apically clavate ; stigma terminal or lateral , mostly small. Fruit a follicle, achene, or drupe or drupaceous . Seeds 1 or 2(or few to many), sometimes winged ; endosperm absent (or vestigial) ; embryo usually straight; cotyledons thin or thick and fleshy ; radicle short, inferior.

About 80 genera and ca. 1700 species: mostly in tropics and subtropics, especially in S Africa and Australia: three genera (one introduced ) and 25 species (12 endemic, two introduced) in China.

The family is subdivided into Bellendenoideae, Caranarvonioideae, Eidotheoideae, Grevilleoideae, Persoonioideae, Proteoideae, and Sphalmioideae; all Chinese genera belong to Grevilleoideae. Grevillea robusta is grown extensively as a street tree in S China, especially in Yunnan.[1]

Genus Grevillea

Shrubs , rarely trees . Leaves of various shapes , simple or pinnate. Flowers usually in terminal racemes ; bracts minute and caducous . Calyx tube mostly recurved. Disc obliq. e, annular or semi-annular, entire or sometimes nearly lobed . Ovary usually stipitate ; ovules 2. Fruit a follicle; valves plano-concave, coriaceous to somewhat woody. Seeds winged or not.

A genus of about 170 species, mostly Australian , of which one is extensively cultivated in Pakistan.[2]

Physical Description

Biology

Growth

Culture: Space 12-15' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Publishing author : Sieber ex Meisn. Publication : Prodr. (DC.) 14(1): 352 1856 [mid Oct 1856]

Similar Species

Members of the genus Grevillea

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 111 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

G. acanthifolia (Grevillea) · G. alpina (Cats Claws) · G. aquifolium (Holly Grevillea) · G. argyrophylla (Silvery-Leafed Grevillea) · G. aspleniifolia (Fern-Leaf Grevillea) · G. asteriscosa (Star-Leaf Grevillea) · G. australis (Alpine Grevillea) · G. baileyana (Brown Silky Oak) · G. banksii (Banks Grevillea) · G. baueri (Bauers Grevillea) · G. beadleana (Grevillea) · G. bipinnatifida (Fuchsia Grevillea) · G. brachystylis (Short-Styled Grevillea) · G. bronwenae (Grevillea) · G. buxifolia (Gray Spider Flower) · G. caleyii (Caleys Grevillea) · G. chrysophaea (Golden Grevillea) · G. coccinea (Scarlet Grevillea) · G. confertifolia (Dense-Leaf Grevillea) · G. crithmifolia (Grevillea) · G. curviloba (Curved-Leaf Grevillea) · G. decora (Burra Range Grevillea) · G. dielsiana (Grevillea) · G. dimorpha (Flame Grevillea) · G. dryandri (Dryanders Grevillea) · G. dryophylla (Goldfields Grevillea) · G. erectiloba (Grevillea) · G. eriostachya (Desert Grevillea) · G. floribunda (Rusty Spider Flower) · G. gillivrayi (Grevillea) · G. glauca (Bushmens Clothes Pegs) · G. heliosperma (Red Grevillea) · G. hilliana (White Silky Oak) · G. huegelii (Comb Grevillea) · G. ilicifolia (Holly Grevillea) · G. jephcottii (Green Grevillea) · G. johnsonii (Grevillea) · G. juncifolia (Honeysuckle Spider Flower) · G. juniperina (Juniper-Leaf Grevillea) · G. juniperina 'Molonglo' (Juniper-Leaf Grevillea) · G. lanigera (Spider Flower) · G. lanigera 'Coastal Gem' (Spider Flower) · G. lanigera 'Mt. Tamboritha' (Mt. Tamboritha Woolly Grevillea) · G. laurifolia (Laurel-Leaf Grevillea) · G. lavandulacea 'Penola' (Lavender Grevillea) · G. leucoclada (Grevillea) · G. leucopteris (White Plume Grevillea) · G. linearifolia (White Spider-Flower) · G. longifolia (Fern-Leaf Grevillea) · G. longistyla (Grevillea) · G. manglesii (Smooth Grevillea) · G. miqueliana (Oval-Leaf Grevillea) · G. neurophylla (Grevillea) · G. nudiflora (Trailing Grevillea) · G. obliquistigma (Grevillea) · G. oleoides (Grevillea) · G. olivacea (Olive Grevillea) · G. paniculata (Grevillea) · G. paradoxa (Bottlebrush Grevillea) · G. parallela (Silver Oak) · G. petrophiloides (Pink Pokers Grevillea) · G. pinaster (Grevillea) · G. plurijuga (Red Plume Grevillea) · G. polybotrya (Caramel Grevillea) · G. pteridifolia (Fern-Leaf Grevillea) · G. pterosperma (Desert Spider Flower) · G. pyramidalis (Caustictree) · G. quercifolia (Oak-Leaf Grevillea) · G. rivularis (Carrington Falls Grevillea) · G. robusta (Silk Oak) · G. rogersii (Grevillea) · G. rosmarinifolia (Rosemary Grevillea) · G. scapigera (Corrigin Grevillea) · G. sericea (Pink Spider Flower) · G. shiressii (Mullet Creek Grevillea) · G. spinosa (Spiny Grevillea) · G. steiglitziana (Brisbane Ranges Grevillea) · G. stenobotrya (Rattle-Pod Grevillea) · G. striata (Beefwood) · G. superba (Grevillea) · G. synapheae (Catkin Grevillea) · G. synapheae var. latiloba (Catkin Grevillea) · G. tetragonoloba (Grevillea) · G. thelemanniana (Spider Grevillea) · G. treuriana (Grevillea) · G. triloba (Grevillea) · G. tripartita (Grevillea) · G. venusta (Byfield Spider Flower) · G. victoriae (Royal Grevillea) · G. victoriae var. leptoneura (Royal Grevillea) · G. victoriae 'Marshall' (Royal Grevillea) · G. victoriae 'Marshall's Seedling' (Royal Grevillea) · G. victoriae 'Murray Valley Queen' (Royal Grevillea) · G. wickhamii (Wickhams Grevillea) · G. wilsonii (Wilsons Grevillea) · G. x gaudichaudii (Grevillea) · G. x semperflorens (Grevillea) · G. x 'Canberra Gem' (Canberra Gem Grevillea) · G. x 'Noell' (Noell Grevillea) · G. 'Canberra Gem' (Grevillea)

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Further Reading

• Inventory of seeds and plants imported / U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1914-1924. url p. 59.
• Pamphlets on silviculture. [1899- url p. 900.
• Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url , , , p. 105, p. 126, p. 128, p. 131, p. 132, p. 154, p. 174, p. 373, p. 386, p. 387, p. 391, p. 392, p. 408, p. 411, p. 412, p. 433, p. 6, p. 749, p. 764.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 11, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 16, 2008:

• Australian National Herbarium (CANB)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3478171
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13850699
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:703880-1
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 118551-3
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 998799

Footnotes

1. Huaxing Qiu & Peter H. Weston "Proteaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 5 Page 192. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. "Grevillea". in Flora of Pakistan Page 1. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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