Grevillea infecunda

Grevillea infecunda, commonly known as Anglesea grevillea,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of southern Victoria in Australia. It is a low-lying to weakly erect shrub with divided leaves with three to sixteen lobes or teeth and greenish-yellow flowers with a dull pink style.

Anglesea grevillea
Grevillea infecunda
in Great Otway National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. infecunda
Binomial name
Grevillea infecunda

Description

Grevillea infecunda is a low-lying to weakly erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1.2 m (1 ft 0 in – 3 ft 11 in), has hairy branchlets and grows from root suckers. The leaves are egg-shaped to oblong in outline, 30–70 mm (1.2–2.8 in) long and divided, with three to sixteen triangular to rounded teeth or lobes, the end lobes rigid, 6–15 mm (0.24–0.59 in) long and 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) wide and sharply-pointed. The flowers are arranged in clusters on a rachis 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in) long and are greenish yellow, ageing to orange or reddish, the pistil 18–26 mm (0.71–1.02 in) long and the style greenish-yellow or dull pink. Flowering occurs from October to December but the plant is not known to produce fruit.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Grevillea infecunda was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) from specimens collected in the Anglesea district by James Hamlyn Willis in 1969.[4] The specific epithet (infecunda) means "unfruitful".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Anglesea grevillea grows in forest and woodland, and is currently only known from the Anglesea area, although old records suggest that the species was once found 100 km (62 mi) east of Anglesea.[2][3]

Conservation status

Grevillea infecunda is listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria, and a National Recovery Plan has been prepared. The main threats to the species include recreational activities such as the use of off-road vehicles, horse-riding and camping.[2][6][7][8]

References
  1. "Grevillea infecunda". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. Stajsic, Val. "Grevillea infecunda". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. "Grevillea infecunda". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. "Grevillea infecunda". APNI. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. Lewis, Charlton T. (1890). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York: American Book Company. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. Carter, Oberon. "National Recovery Plan for the Anglesea Grevillea Grevillea infecunda" (PDF). Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. "Conservation Advice Grevillea infecunda Anglesea grevillea" (PDF). Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  8. "Advisory list of rare or threatened plants in Victoria - 2014" (PDF). Victorian Government Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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