Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea speciosa ( Knight) McGill.
, legitimate , scientific
McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975) , Australian Proteaceae: New taxa and notes. Telopea 1(1) :
24
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Lysanthe speciosa Knight
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales :
179
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991) , Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2 :
49
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Grevillea speciosa ( Knight) McGill. subsp. speciosa
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
common name:
Red Spider Flower
[n/a]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993) , Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision :
329-332
[secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995) , The Grevillea Book 3 :
177-178 (Plate 144, fig., map)
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Lysanthe speciosa Knight
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium sericeum var. major Sm.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea dubia R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea var. crassifolia A.A.Ham.
legitimate
common name:
Red Spider Flower
[n/a]
Etymology:
"The specific epithet, from the Latin speciosus (showy), alludes to the nature of the plant."
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000) , Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A :
205-206, Map 185
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Lysanthe speciosa Knight
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium sericeum var. major Sm.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea dubia R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea var. crassifolia A.A.Ham.
legitimate
misapplication:
Grevillea speciosa ( Knight) McGill. subsp. speciosa
legitimate
by McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993) , Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision : 329-332
common name:
Red Spider Flower
[n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Lysanthe speciosa Knight
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium sericeum var. major Sm.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea dubia R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br. var. punicea
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea var. crassifolia A.A.Ham.
legitimate
misapplication:
Grevillea speciosa ( Knight) McGill. subsp. speciosa
legitimate
by McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993) , Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision : 329-332
APC Comment:
Occasional hybrid swarms are known between this species and G. sericea subsp. sericea, and another between G. speciosa and G. oldei.
APC Dist.:
NSW