Grevillea gillivrayi

Grevillea gillivrayi is a shrub or small tree in the family Proteacae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

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

Hakea gillivrayi (Hook.) Christenh. & Byng

The species grows up to 10 metres in height[1] It is a manganese accumulator.[2]

References

  1. "Grevillea gillivrayi (Espece)". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. Jaffré, T. (1979) Accumulation du manganèse par les Protéacées de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Compte Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris 289, 425–428.
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