Grevillea punctata
Grevillea punctata is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a restricted part of the South West region of Western Australia. It is a shrub with oblong to elliptic leaves and scarlet flowers.
| Grevillea punctata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea punctata Olde & Marriott[1] | |
Description edit
Grevillea punctata is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–2 m (1 ft 8 in – 6 ft 7 in). Its leaves are oblong to elliptic, 5–18 mm (0.20–0.71 in) long and 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) wide with the edges rolled under. The flowers are usually arranged on the ends of short side branches in almost sessile groups of two or three on a woolly-hairy rachis about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The flowers are scarlet, the pistil 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in) long. Flowering occurs from June to November and the fruit is an oval follicle 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) long and 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) wide.[2][3]
Taxonomy edit
Grevillea punctata was first formally described in 1994 by Peter Olde and Neil Marriott in The Grevillea Book from specimens collected by Bill Molyneux, east of Ravensthorpe in 1978.[4] The specific epithet (punctata) means "dotted with small spots".[5]
Distribution and habitat edit
This grevillea grows in low, open shrubland and is only known from near Jerdacuttup in the Esperance Plains bioregion of south-western Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status edit
Grevillea punctata is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[3] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Grevillea punctata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Grevillea punctata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Grevillea punctata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Grevillea punctata". APNI. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 287. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 2 November 2022.