Grevillea bronweniae

Grevillea bronweniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. bronweniae
Binomial name
	Grevillea bronweniae; Keighery[1]

Grevillea bronweniae is a slender shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

It grows to between 0.5 and 1.8 metres high and has linear to elliptic leaves. These are 40 to 120 mm long and 2 to 10 mm in width and have recurved margins. Red flowers are produced between June and November in its native range. These are followed by ovoid fruits that are 15 mm long.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by botanist Gregory John Keighery in Nuytsia in 1990.[2] It has also been known as G. brachystylis 'Whicher Range form' and G. brachystylis 'taller form'. Gregory John Keighery named it after his wife and botanist, Bronwen Jean Keighery.[3]

References

"Grevillea bronweniae". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
"Grevillea bronweniae". APNI. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Keighery, Gregory J. (1990). "Taxonomy of the Grevillea brachystylis species complex (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia. 7 (2): 128–131. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

"Grevillea bronwenae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

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[APC-1] "Grevillea bronweniae". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[APNI-2] "Grevillea bronweniae". APNI. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[Nuytsia-3] Keighery, Gregory J. (1990). "Taxonomy of the Grevillea brachystylis species complex (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia. 7 (2): 128–131. Retrieved 29 October 2021.