Grevillea banksii

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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

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 12-15' apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 7.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

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

• Flora Costaricensis / William Burger, editor. 13 1983 Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, 1983. url p. 9.
• Flora Vitiensis nova: a new Flora of Fiji (spermatophytes only) / Albert C. Smith. Lawaii, Hawaii: Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, 1979- url p. 751, p. 752.
• 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. 116, p. 57, p. 90.
• Ornamental gardening in Florida, by Charles Torrey Simpson; a treatise on the decorative plants adapted to Florida and their cultivation, with suggestions for the ornamentation of Florida homes and grounds. Little River, Fla., The author, 1916. url p. 135.
• Ornithological gazetteer of Brazil / Raymond A. Paynter, Jr. and Melvin A. Traylor, Jr. Cambridge, Mass.: Obtainable from Bird Dept., Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1991. url p. 748.
• Pamphlets on silviculture. [1899- url p. 900.
• Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Mosman, New South Wales [etc.]The Society. url p. 41.
• Syllogeus. Ottawa, National Museum of Natural Sciences, 1972-1995. url p. 22.
• The Gardeners' chronicle: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. London: [Gardeners Chronicle], 1874-1955. url p. 71.
• The Victorian naturalist. [Melbourne]Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. url p. 171, p. 224.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 11, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 24, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 11 providers.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 28, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 24, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2667312
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-502833
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13765390
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:703712-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 17976
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 502833
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 148807-3
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDPRO01020
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: GRBA
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 41202

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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