Grevillea quinquenervis
| Grevillea quinquenervis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. quinquenervis |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea quinquenervis J.M.Black | |
Grevillea quinquenervis, also known as the Five-nerved grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a small area on the western end of Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
The erect dense shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 1.5 metres (3.3 to 4.9 ft) and has angular and ridged branchlets. It has sublinear to oblong-elliptic or narrowly obovate leaves with a blade that is 15 to 60 millimetres (0.59 to 2.36 in) long and 1.5 to 8 mm (0.06 to 0.31 in) wide.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Grevillea quinquenervis J.M.Black, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. S. Australia 33: 225, t. XIV p.p. (1909) Five-nerved Grevillea". Flora of Australia Online. Commonwealth of Australia. 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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