Catkin Grevillea (Grevillea synapheae )
Description
Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to rainforest and more open habitats in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Sulawesi and other Indonesian islands east of the Wallace Line. It was named in honour of Charles Francis Greville. The species range from prostrate shrubs less than 50 cm (20 in) tall to trees 35 m (115 ft) tall. Common names include grevillea, spider flower, silky oak and toothbrush plant. Closely related to the genus Hakea, the genus gives its name to the subfamily Grevilleoideae. The brightly coloured, petal-less flowers consist of a calyx tube that splits into 4 lobes with long styles. They are good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors. They are also used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the dryandra moth and the Pieris rapae (small white). Grevillea synapheae (Catkin Grevillea) is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia, occurring in low heathland. It is a prostrate to erect shrub which usually grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height and has a peak flowering period between July and October (mid-winter to mid-spring) in its native range. The cream or white flowers are produced in axillary or terminal racemes. The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1830 in Supplementum primum prodromi florae. It is closely related to Grevillea trifida, Grevillea muelleri and Grevillea prominens
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Order: Proteales
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Family: Proteaceae
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Genus: Proteales
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