Grevillea victoriae
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 Grevillea victoriae subsp. nivalis
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| Grevillea victoriae F.Muell. |
Grevillea victoriae, also known as Royal Grevillea, is a shrub which is endemic to south-eastern New South Wales and mountainous parts of Victoria in Australia. It grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height.
The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, his description published in Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria in 1855.
There are currently two recognised subspecies:
- G. victoriae subsp. nivalis - which was formally described in 2000 by Stajsic and Molyneux in Taxonomic studies in the Grevillea victoriae F.Muell. species complex.
- G. victoriae subsp. victoriae
[edit] References
- Grevillea victoriae F.Muell.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Grevillea victoriae F.Muell.. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
