Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Grevillea willisii
Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea willisii R.V.Sm. & McGill. , legitimate, scientific
Smith, R.V. (8 July 1975), Grevillea willisii (Proteaceae) a new Victorian species. Muelleria 3(2): 102, t. 7, 8 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "VICTORIA: Bundara River Bridge on Omeo Highway, ca. 16 km N.W. of Omeo (direct), ca. 32 km by road from Omeo (close to 20 mile peg on Omeo Highway) 36°59′S, 147°29′E, altitude 645 m, R.V. Smith 66/647, 2.xii.1966. (Flowering and young fruiting stage). ... (MEL 501409). ISOTYPES: To be distributed A, B, CANB, K, MEL, NSW."
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 43-44 [secondary reference]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 62-64 [secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 232-234 (Plate 190, fig., map) [secondary reference]
common name: Rock Grevillea [n/a] common name: Omeo Grevillea [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet honours Dr Jim Willis, Assistant Government Botanist of Victoria 1961-72, author of A Handbook to Plants in Victoria and many other works."
Makinson, R.O. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Grevillea. Flora of Victoria 3: 862, Fig. 175b [secondary reference]
common name: Rock Grevillea [n/a] common name: Omeo Grevillea [n/a]
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 58-59, Map 13 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea willisii R.V.Sm. & McGill. subsp. willisii legitimate misapplication: Grevillea ramosissima Meisn. legitimate by Stirling, J. (1883), The Proteaceae of the Victorian alps. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 6: 40 common name: Rock Grevillea [n/a] common name: Omeo Grevillea [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea willisii R.V.Sm. & McGill. subsp. willisii legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Grevillea sp. (Rock Grevillea) [n/a] misapplication: Grevillea ramosissima Meisn. legitimate by Stirling, J. (1883), The Proteaceae of the Victorian alps. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 6: 40
  • APC Dist.: Vic
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: 92 [basionym]
basionym of: Hakea willisii (R.V.Sm. & McGill.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate