Grevillea maccutcheonii
| Grevillea maccutcheonii | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. maccutcheonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea maccutcheonii Keighery & Cranfield[1] | |
Grevillea maccutcheonii, commonly known as McCutcheon's grevillea, is a rare shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-western Western Australia, where only 7 mature plants remain in the wild.[2][3][4] It usually grows to 2 metres in height and width[3][5] The distinctively-shaped leaves are stem clasping with 3 rounded lobes, each tipped with a spine. The flowers, which have a reddish green perianth and a red style, appear predominantly between July and November in the species native range, but may appear sporadically throughout the year.[3]
The species was first formally described in 1996.[1][3] In the Flora of Australia (1999), the species was positioned within the genus Grevillea by means of a hierarchical tree as follows:
Grevillea (genus)
- Thelemanniana Group
- Grevillea thelemanniana
- Grevillea hirtella
- Grevillea fililoba
- Grevillea humifusa
- Grevillea delta
- Grevillea obtusifolia
- Grevillea exposita
- Grevillea evanescens
- Grevillea pinaster
- Grevillea preissii
- Grevillea ripicola
- Grevillea acropogon
- Grevillea maccutcheonii
- Grevillea stenomera
- Grevillea variifolia
- Grevillea olivacea
The species is restricted to the foot of the Whicher Range to the south-east of Busselton.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Grevillea maccutcheonii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Grevillea maccutcheonii — McCutcheon's Grevillea". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Grevillea maccutcheonii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ↑ Keighery, G.J.; Cranfield R.J. (1996). "Grevillea maccutcheonii (Proteacea), a new rare Grevillea from Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 11 (1): –. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ↑ "Grevillea maccutcheonii ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.