Grevillea berryana

Grevillea berryana is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Pilbara, Mid West and Goldfields regions of Western Australia. It is a shrub or tree with mostly divided leaves with linear lobes and clusters of pale cream-coloured to yellow flowers.

Grevillea berryana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. berryana
Binomial name
Grevillea berryana

Description

Grevillea berryana is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of 1.5–8 m (4 ft 11 in – 26 ft 3 in). Its leaves are pinnatipartite, 60–200 mm (2.4–7.9 in) long with two to seven linear lobes 40–150 mm (1.6–5.9 in) long and 0.7–2.0 mm (0.028–0.079 in) wide, or sometimes linear. The lower surface of the leaves has two longitudinal grooves. The flowers are arranged in cylindrical panicles 20–60 mm (0.79–2.36 in) long with two to six branches. The flowers, including the style are pale cream-coloured to yellow and the pistil is 10.5–13.0 mm (0.41–0.51 in) long. Flowering mainly occurs from December to February and the fruit is a glabrous follicle 10–17 mm (0.39–0.67 in) long.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Grevillea berryana was first formally described in 1909 by Alfred James Ewart and Jean White in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria from specimens collected by Frederick Arthur Rodway near Malcolm in 1907.[4][5] The specific epithet (berryana) honours Richard James Arthur Berry.[6]

Distribution and habitat

This grevillea grows in a range of habitats from grassland to shrubland in flat to rocky places and is widely distributed between Menzies, the eastern Gibson Desert, Mount Magnet and the lower Fortescue River in northern Western Australia.[2][3]

Conservation status

Grevillea berryana is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]

References
  1. "Grevillea berryana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. "Grevillea berryana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Grevillea beardiana". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. "Grevillea berryana". APNI. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. Ewart, Alfred J.; White, Jean; Rees, Bertha (1909). "Contributions to the Flora of Australia No. 11". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 22 (1): 14, p.8. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780958034180.
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