- Grevillea juniperina
taxobox
name = Juniper Grevillea
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
ordo =Proteales
familia =Proteaceae
genus = "Grevillea "
species = "G. juniperina "
binomial = "Grevillea juniperina"
binomial_authority = R.Br.|"Grevillea juniperina", commonly known as Juniper Grevillea, is a
shrub which is endemic to easternNew South Wales and south-easternQueensland inAustralia .It has a spreading or erect habit and it grows to between 0.2 and 3 metres in height. The leaves are prickly and are 0.5 to 3.5 cm long and 0.5 to 6 mm wide. Flowering occurs throughout the year, peaking between mid winter and early summer. The spider-like flowers are red, pink, orange, yellow or greenish.
Taxonomy
The type specimen for this species was collected from
Port Jackson area and was described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 who gave it the specific epithet "juniperina" which alludes to its juniper-like foliage.There are currently seven recognised subspecies:
*"G. juniperina" subsp. "allojohnsonii" Makinson - red flowers
*"G. juniperina" subsp. "amphitricha" - from theShoalhaven River area
*"G. juniperina" subsp. "fortis" Makinson - mostly within the ACT
*"G. juniperina" R.Br. subsp. "juniperina" - endemic to westernSydney
*"G. juniperina" subsp. "sulphurea" (A.Cunn.) Makinson (formerly var. "trinervata")
*"G. juniperina" subsp. "trinervis" (R.Br.) (formerly "Grevillea trinervis")
*"G. juniperina" subsp. "villosa" Makinson - from the Braidwood / Currockbilly area."G. juniperina" subsp. "juniperina" is listed as a vulnerable species on Schedule 2 of the
Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 in New South Wales.Cultivars
A number of cultivars have been selected for horticultural use, including the following:
*'Lunar Light' - variegated leaves and orange-pink flowers
*'Molonglo' - low spreading habit, larger orange flowers with red stylesReferences
* [http://www.cpbr.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra]
* [http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/PDFs/TSprofile_Grevillea_juniperina_ssp_juniperina.pdf National Parks & Wildlife Service, NSW - Threatened species profile: "Grevillea juniperina" ssp "juniperina"]
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Grevillea~juniperina PlantNET -New South Wales Flora online: "Grevillea juniperina"]
* [http://www.anbg.gov.au/acra/acra-list-2004.html Australian Cultivar Registration Authority Inc. - List of Registered Cultivars derived from Australian native flora]
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