Grevillea psilantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a small area in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with erect, linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaves, and cylindrical clusters of white to cream-coloured flowers.
| Grevillea psilantha | |
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| In the Bungle Bungle Range | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. psilantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea psilantha | |
Description
editGrevillea psilantha is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). Its leaves are linear to narrowly egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 70–150 mm (2.8–5.9 in) long and 2.5–7.2 mm (0.098–0.283 in) wide on a short petiole. Both surface of the leaves are similar with several faint, parallel veins. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branches in open, cylindrical clusters 90–110 mm (3.5–4.3 in) long, the flowers at the base of the cluster opening first. The flowers are white to cream-coloured, the pistil 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long. Flowering occurs from April to July and the fruit is a flattened oval follicle 9–14 mm (0.35–0.55 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editGrevillea psilantha was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) from specimens collected by Kevin Francis Kenneally, in the Bungle Bungle Range in 1984.[4] The specific epithet (psilantha) means "smooth-flowered".[5]
Distribution and habitat
editThis grevillea grows in crevices in the walls of sandstone gorges in the Bungle Bungle Range, in the eastern part of Kimberley region of Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status
editGrevillea psilantha is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[3] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grevillea psilantha". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Grevillea psilantha". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Grevillea psilantha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Grevillea psilantha". APNI. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 285. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 20 October 2022.