familyProteaceae
genusGrevillea
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Grevillea
Cult. Prot., xvii, 120. 1809. (as Grevillia), name and orthography conserved
Etymology: For Charles Francis Greville, 1749–1809, Fellow of the Royal Society
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
Revision as of 17:56, 27 April 2022 by imported>Volume Importer
Inflorescences unbranched or 2–4[–20]-branched. Flowers: nectary solitary, ventral [surrounding pistil], crescent-shaped [to oblong or annular, rarely 4-lobed or absent]; pistil diagonally oriented; ovary stipitate [sessile]; style slightly sinuous [straight to curved, hooked, or bent], tip modified as ± radially symmetrical [to strongly oblique] pollen presenter; stigma terminal [ventral]. Follicles sessile. x = 10.
Distribution
Introduced; s Africa, Pacific Islands (New Caledonia, New Guinea, Sulawesi), Australia (including Tasmania), introduced also widely in tropical and subtropical areas.
Discussion
Species ca. 365 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.