- Grevillea vestita
taxobox
name = "Grevillea vestita"
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
ordo =Proteales
familia =Proteaceae
genus = "Grevillea "
species = "G. vestita "
binomial = "Grevillea vestita"
binomial_authority = (Endl.) Meisn.|"Grevillea vestita" is a
shrub which is endemic to the south-west ofWestern Australia .It usually grows to about 3 metres in height and has prickly leaves which are deeply lobed and can be up to 50 mm long and 30mm wide. The white, cream or occasionally pale-pink flowers are most abundant in the winter or spring but can occur sporadically throughout the year
Taxonomy
The type specimen for this species was collected from
King George Sound region and was described by Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher in 1839 who gave it the name "Manglesia vestita". In 1845 Carl Meissner put the species into the genus "Grevillea". The specific epithet is "vestita" from the latin word "vestitus" meaning "covered in hairs"There are currently two recognised subspecies:
*"Grevillea vestita" (Endl.) Meisn. subsp. "vestita"
*"Grevillea vestita" subsp."isopogoides" F.Muell. ex McGill. which has smaller leaves with the margins rolled under.Two former varieties are now regarded as separate species
*"Grevillea vestita" var. "angustata" Meisn. is now "Grevillea curviloba " McGill. subsp. "curviloba"
*"Grevillea vestita" var. "stenogyne" Benth. is now "Grevillea stenogyne " (Benth.) MakinsonCultivation
This species is noted for being free-flowering and adapts well to cultivation. It can withstand moderate degrees of frost and humidity and responds well to pruning. It can be grown from seed, but is usually propagated by cuttings.
References
* [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/search/quick?PHPSESSID=c281dc7cfe3880f79f4ed6c...&q=Grevillea+vestita FloraBase: the Western Australian flora: "Grevillea vestita"]
*APNI | name = "Grevillea vestita" (Endl.) Meisn. | id = 13824
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
