Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Grevillea versicolor
Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea versicolor McGill. , legitimate, scientific
McGillivray, D.J. (24 February 1986), New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae): 16 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "S.W. Nabalek. C.R. Dunlop 4288, 2 Oct 1976 (NSW)."
  • Comment: State given as N.Terr. by R.O.Makinson in a supplementary sheet to McGillivray's publication distributed on 24 May 1986.
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 70 [secondary reference]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 346 (map) [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "From Latin, versicolor, variously coloured or changing colour; refers to the flowers which open yellow and age to red."
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 193-194 [secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 220-221 (Plate 181, fig., map) [secondary reference]
common name: Nabalek Grevillea [n/a]
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 121, Fig. 11, Map 94 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: NT
Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 91 [basionym]
basionym of: Hakea versicolor (McGill.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate