Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Oreocallis
Proteaceae Juss.
Oreocallis R.Br. , legitimate, scientific
Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 196 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Oreocallis grandiflora (Lam.) R.Br.
Engler, H.G.A. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (March 1889), Proteaceae [continued]. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien III, 1(30): 148 [basionym]
basionym of: Embothrium sect. Oreocallis (R.Br.) Engl. legitimate
Sleumer, H.O. (December 1955), Proteaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 5(2): 201-203 [secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 181 [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 12 [secondary reference]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 467-468 (map) [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "From Greek, oreos, of the mountain, and kallos, beauty. The colourful flowers make a fine display in their mountain habitat."
Weston, P.H. & Barker, N.P. (13 November 2006), A new suprageneric classification of the Proteaceae, with an annotated checklist of genera. Telopea 11(3): 336 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium sect. Oreocallis (R.Br.) Engl. legitimate
  • APC Comment: A South American taxon previously recorded for Australia. Australian taxa formerly placed in this genus are now placed in Alloxylon P.H.Weston & Crisp.