Grevillea exul

Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to New Caledonia

Grevillea exul
Grevillea exul at the Illawarra Grevillea Park in Bulli, New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. exul
Binomial name
Grevillea exul
Lindl.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Grevillea heterochroma Brongn.
  • Grevillea macrostachya Brongn. & Gris
  • Hakea exul (Lindl.) Christenh. & Byng

Grevillea exul is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteacae, endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

It grows up to 10 metres in height and has narrow lanceolate to elliptic leaves which have a blunt apex.[2] The flowers are usually white, followed by follicles which are 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long and 9–15 mm (0.35–0.59 in) in width.[2] It is a manganese accumulator.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Grevillea exul". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Espece Grevillea exul Lindley". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  3. ^ Jaffré, T. (1979) Accumulation du manganèse par les Protéacées de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Compte Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris 289, 425–428.
Taxon identifiers
Grevillea exul