Grevillea banksii R.Br.

Banks Grevillea

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:292357

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Terrestrial Habitats

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Description

It is a tall, slender or spreading shrub, or small tree up to 7 m (23 ft) high. Its leaves are pinnate with 3-11 deeply divided, linear to lanceolate segments 5-10 cm (2-4 in) long and 1 cm wide, with curled-back margins. Flowers are bright red or creamy-white, in clusters up to 15 cm (6 in) long. It flowers for most of the year, but mainly in winter and spring.... source: Wikipedia

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Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Grevillea banksii

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Grevillea bancksii orth. var. Poir.
Published in: Brown, R. ex Poiret, J.L.M. 1821, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles Edn. 2. 19
Grevillea forsteri Hort.
Published in: Anonymous 1874, Gardeners' Chronicle, n.s.
Grevillea forsteri Hort. ex Hulle
Published in: Hort. ex Hulle, H. van 1898, Revue de l'Horticulture Belge et Etrangere 24
Grevillea banksii var. banksii
Published in: Guilfoyle, W.R. 1909, Australian Plants suitable for gardens, parks, timber reserves, etc.
Grevillea banksii var. forsteri Guilf.
Published in: Guilfoyle, W.R. 1909, Australian Plants suitable for gardens, parks, timber reserves, etc.
Stylurus banksii (R.Br.) O.Deg.
Published in: Degener, O. 1932, Flora Hawaiiensis
Stylurus banksii f. albiflora O.Deg.
Published in: Degener, O. 1932, Flora Hawaiiensis
Stylurus banksii f. banksii
Published in: Degener, O. 1932, Flora Hawaiiensis
Grevillea robusta var. forsteri (Hulle) L.H.Bailey
Published in: Bailey, L.H. 1947, The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 2
Grevillea banksii f. albiflora (O.Deg.) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Published in: Degener, O. & Degener, I. 1959, Flora Hawaiiensis 6
Grevillea banksii f. banksii
Published in: Degener, O. & Degener, I. 1959, Flora Hawaiiensis 6

Common Names

Common name Source
Banks Grevillea
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Byfield Waratah
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Dwarf Silky Oak
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Forsters Grevillea
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Red Flowered Silky Oak
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Red Silky Oak
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Working classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Charophyta
class
Equisetopsida
subclass
Magnoliidae
superorder
Proteanae
order
Proteales
family
Proteaceae
genus
Grevillea
species
Grevillea banksii  Recorded in Australia

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