Grevillea manglesii

Grevillea manglesii is a shrub which is endemic to an area around Perth in Western Australia. It usually grows to around 3 metres in height and 4 metres in width and produces white flowers throughout the year.[1][2]

Grevillea manglesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. manglesii
Binomial name
Grevillea manglesii
Synonyms
  • Anadenia manglesii Graham
  • Manglesia glabrata Lindl.
  • Grevillea glabrata (Lindl.) Meisn.

The species was first formally described by Robert Graham, his description published in the Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal in 1839.[3] Graham described the species based on a plant which had been sent to the Botanic Garden Edinburgh by the Clapton Nursery in London with the unpublished name Grevillea manglesii. Graham gave it the name Anadenia manglesii.[4] In 1858 French botanist Jules Émile Planchon transferred the species to the genus Grevillea.[3]

There are 3 recognised subspecies:

  • Grevillea manglesii subsp. dissectifolia (McGill.) McGill.
  • Grevillea manglesii (Graham) Planch. subsp. manglesii
  • Grivillea manglesii subsp. ornithopoda (Meisn.) McGill.

Cultivation

This species is hardy in cultivation, including humid areas and has proved useful as a screening shrub. It will grow in both full sun and part shade and prefers a well-drained situation.[5]

References
  1. "Grevillea manglesii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Grevillea manglesii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. "Grevillea manglesii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. "Anadenia manglesii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. Wrigley, J.W.; Fagg, M. (1989). Bankias, Waratahs & Grevilleas. Australia: Collins. ISBN 0-7322-0020-2.
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