Grevillea ramosissima

Grevillea ramosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. ramosissima
Binomial name
Grevillea ramosissima
Meisn.
Synonyms

Anadenia caleyi R.Br.

Grevillea ramosissima, commonly known as fan grevillea, is a shrub species of the family Proteaceae. It is native to south-eastern Australia.[1][2]

Plants usually grow to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high.[3] The cream or pale yellow conflorescences are conical or cylindrical and appear in spring.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1830 by botanist Robert Brown. Brown assigned it the name Anadenia caleyi.[4] In 1855, Swiss botanist Carl Meissner gave the species its current name.[1]

Two subspecies are recognised:

References

  1. 1 2 "Grevillea ramosissima ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Grevillea ramosissima". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. 1 2 "Grevillea ramosissima Meisn.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  4. "Anadenia caleyi ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Grevillea ramosissima subsp.hypargyrea". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  6. "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  7. "Grevillea ramosissima subsp.ramosissima". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.


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