- Grevillea curviloba
taxobox
name = "Grevillea curviloba"
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
ordo =Proteales
familia =Proteaceae
genus = "Grevillea "
species = "G. curviloba "
binomial = "Grevillea curviloba"
binomial_authority =McGill.
synonyms = *"Grevillea vestita " var. "angustata" Meisn.
*"Grevillea diversifolia " var. "rigida" Meisn. |"Grevillea curviloba" is a prostrate to erect
shrub which is endemic to Perth,Western Australia . It grows up to 2.5 metres in height and has white or cream flowers which occur from late winter to mid spring (August to October in Australia).Taxonomy
The species was first formally described as a variety of "
Grevillea vestita " - "G. vestita" var. "angustifolia" by Swiss botanistCarl Meissner in 1845 . In 1986 Australian botanical taxonomistDonald McGillivray promoted the variety to species status, giving it the name "Grevillea curviloba".There are two recognised subspecies:
* "Grevillea curviloba" McGill. subsp. "curviloba"
* "Grevillea curviloba" subsp. "incurva" Olde & Marriott - this variety has been in cultivation for many years and was known by the misapplied names "Grevillea biternata " and "Grevillea tridentifera ".Conservation status
"Grevillea curviloba" subsp. "incurva" is declared rare under the
Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 .References
*APNI | name = "Grevillea curviloba" McGill. | id = 44127
*Flora of Australia Online|name="Grevillea curviloba" |id=3095
*FloraBase|name="Grevillea curviloba"|id=1984
* [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/g-c-incurva/index.html Narrow Curved-leaf Grevillea ("Grevillea curvilob"a subsp. "incurva") Interim Recovery Plan 2000-2003]External links
* [http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/phtml?photo_class=a&photo_no=20161 Australian plant image index: "Grevillea curviloba "subsp. "incurva" (photo)]
* [http://www.sgapqld.org.au/article30.html SGAP (Queensland): "Grevillea curviloba"]
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