Grevillea whiteana

Mundubbera Grevillea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. whiteana
Binomial name
Grevillea whiteana McGill.

Grevillea whiteana, also known as Mundubbera Grevillea, is an erect shrub or tree which is endemic to Queensland.

Description

The species grows to a height of between 2 and 9 metres in height. Its cream flowers are produced from early autumn to mid spring (March to October in Australia).

Taxonomy

The type specimen was obtained from Glenwood Station, 48.3 kilometres south-west of Mundubbera in 1974. By 1986 it was brought into horticulture and sold under the names Grevillea 'Munduberra' or Grevillea 'Honeycomb'. The species was formally described in 1986 by botanist Donald McGillivray, who gave it the name Grevillea whiteana, in honour of C. T. White, government botanist of Queensland from 1918 to 1950.

Distribution

The species occurs in south-east Queensland from Boondooma northward to Mundubbera and also on Mt Walsh near Biggenden.

References

• "Grevillea whiteana McGill". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=14030. 
• "Grevillea whiteana". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=45343.