Grevillea exul

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

Grevillea exul is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteacae, endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

It grows up to 10 metres in height and has narrow lanceolate to elliptic leaves which have a blunt apex.[1] The flowers are usually white, followed by follicles which are 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long and 9–15 mm (0.35–0.59 in) in width.[1] It is a manganese accumulator.[2]

References

"Espece Grevillea exul Lindley". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
Jaffré, T. (1979) Accumulation du manganèse par les Protéacées de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Compte Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris 289, 425–428.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[Endemia-1] "Espece Grevillea exul Lindley". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-07.

[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.