Grevillea maxwellii

Grevillea maxwellii

Declared rare (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. maxwellii
Binomial name
Grevillea maxwellii
McGill.

Grevillea maxwellii is a shrub which is endemic to the south west region of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.2 and 1.2 metres in height. The flowers, which have a pink-orange or pink-red perianth and pink-red style, appear in May and from September to November in the species native range.[1] The species was first formally described by Donald McGillivray in 1986, his description published in New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae).[2] It is classified as "Declared Rare Flora" under the Wildlife Conservation Act in Western Australia.[1]

It is similar in appearance to G. asparagoides, G. secunda and G. batrachioides.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Grevillea maxwellii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Grevillea maxwellii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. "Grevillea maxwellii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
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