Grevillea maherae
| Grevillea maherae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. maherae
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| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea maherae | |
Grevillea maherae is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is a densely-branched shrub with divided leaves with sharply pointed lobes, and clusters of pinkish red to maroon flowers with a red style.
Description
[edit]Grevillea maherae is a low, spreading or weakly erect shrub that typically gros to a height of 15–50 cm (5.9–19.7 in) and has many stems. The leaves are 40–65 mm (1.6–2.6 in) long and 20–34 mm (0.79–1.34 in) wide in outline, with 9 to 13 sharply-pointed, more or less triangular teeth 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) wide on the edges. The flowers are arranged on one side of a rachis mostly 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) long and are pinkish red to maroon, the pistil 29–30 mm (1.1–1.2 in) long. Flowering occurs from December to March, and the fruit is a woolly-hairy follicle 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Grevillea maherae was first formally described in 2000 by Robert Makinson and Matthew Barrett in the Flora of Australia from specimens collected by Barrett on Mount Elizabeth Homestead in 1998.[4] The specific epithet (maherae) honours Robyn Maher, who discovered the plant.[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This grevillea is only known from Mount Elizabeth Station where it grows in grassy woodland.[3]
Conservation status
[edit]Grevillea maherae is listed as "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Grevillea maherae". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Grevillea maherae ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Grevillea maherae". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Grevillea maherae". APNI. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 247. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 28 June 2022.