Grevillea dimorpha

Grevillea dimorpha, the flame grevillea, is a species in the plant genus Grevillea. It is endemic to Victoria in Australia.[2] The species grows to between 0.4 and 3 metres in height.[2] Flowers usually appear between August and December (late winter to early summer) in its native range.[2] These have red perianths and styles.[2]

Grevillea dimorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. dimorpha
Binomial name
Grevillea dimorpha
Synonyms
  • G. .oleoides subsp. dimorpha (F.Muell.) Benth.
  • G. speciosa subsp. dimorpha (F.Muell.) McGill.
  • G. dimorpha F.Muell. var. dimorpha
  • G. dimorpha var. augustifolia F.Muell.
  • G. dimorpha var. lanceolata Meisn. nom. illeg.
  • G. dimorpha var. linearis Meisn. MS nom. illeg.
  • G. dimorpha var. linearis F.Muell. MS nom. inval.
  • G. dimorpha var. latifolia F.Muell.

It occurs in heathy woodland and forest within Grampians National Park.[2]

The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1855 in the first volume of Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria[1] It is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[3]

References
  1. "Grevillea dimorpha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  2. "Grevillea dimorpha". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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