Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Grevillea floripendula
Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea floripendula R.V.Sm. , legitimate, scientific
Smith, R.V. (20 May 1981), A new species of Grevillea (Proteaceae) from Victoria. Muelleria 4(4): 423 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Ben Major Forest Reserve, gentle W. slopes of ridge, c. 16 km N. of Beaufort, and c. 300 m E. of Beaufort – Amphitheatre road, 37°18′S; 143°23′E, Central-Western Victoria, R.V. Smith 76/23 (flowering collection), 15.x.1976 (Holotype: MEL 569949. Isotypes: MEL 571180–83, and to be distributed to A, AD, BRI, CANB, HO, K, NSW, PERTH)."
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 249 (map), 283 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "From Latin, flos, a flower, and pendulus, pendulous; refers to the pendulous racemes."
Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1990), Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 5: 131 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Grevillea ‘Ben Major’ [default]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 90-91 [secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 168-169 (Plate 138, fig. map) [secondary reference]
common name: Ben Major Grevillea [n/a]
Makinson, R.O. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Grevillea. Flora of Victoria 3: 867, Fig. 176b [secondary reference]
common name: Ben Major Grevillea [n/a]
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 63-64, Map 21 APC [secondary reference]
common name: Ben Major Grevillea [n/a]
  • 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: 82 [basionym]
basionym of: Hakea floripendula (R.V.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate