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 formosa McGill.
, legitimate , scientific
McGillivray, D.J. (24 February 1986) , New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae) :
6
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"4 m. NW. El Sharana, Pine Creek Rd., P. Martensz & R. Schodde AE 495, 23.1.1973 (CANB 242230)."
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 :
249 (map)
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea sp. 'Mt Brockman'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea sp. aff. pteridifolia (Deaf Adder Gorge)
[n/a]
Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1990) , Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 5 :
55
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea ‘Greengold’
[default]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea ‘Mt Brockman’
[default]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993) , Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision :
41-43
[secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995) , Flora of the Darwin Region 2 :
122-123, Fig. 35
[secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995) , The Grevillea Book 2 :
170-171 (Plate 139, fig., map)
[secondary reference]
common name:
andjamgo (Mayali)
[n/a]
common name:
Mt Brockman Grevillea
[n/a]
Etymology:
"The specific name is derived from the Latin formosus (beautiful, handsome), probably in reference to the foliage and flowers."
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000) , Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A :
96, Map 65
APC
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mt Brockman Grevillea
[n/a]
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 formosa ( McGill.) Christenh. & Byng
legitimate