Scarlet Grevillea

Grevillea banksii (Wikipedia)

Grevillea banksii, commonly known as Banks' grevillea, Byfield waratah, red flowered silky oak and dwarf silky oak, and in Hawaii as kāhili flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is an erect shrub or slender tree with divided leaves with four to twelve narrow lobes, and creamy white to bright scarlet and yellow flowers.

Grevillea banksii
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. banksii
Binomial name
Grevillea banksii
Synonyms
List
    • Grevillea bancksii Poir. orth. var.
    • Grevillea banksii f. albiflora (O.Deg.) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
    • Grevillea banksii R.Br. f. banksii
    • Grevillea banksii R.Br. var. banksii
    • Grevillea banksii var. forsteri Guilf.
    • Grevillea forsteri Anon.
    • Grevillea forsteri Hulle nom. illeg.
    • Grevillea forsterii Anon. orth. var.
    • Grevillea robusta var. forsteri L.H.Bailey
    • Stylurus banksii (R.Br.) O.Deg. nom. rej.
    • Stylurus banksii f. albiflora O.Deg. nom. rej.
    • Stylurus banksii (R.Br.) O.Deg. f. banksii nom. rej.
Seed pods
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