Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Grevillea acerata
Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea acerata McGill. , legitimate, scientific
McGillivray, D.J. (24 February 1986), New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae): 1 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Gibraltar Range National Park, 58 mls NW of Grafton on the Gwydir Highway. M.D. Tindale 2069, 8.ii.1973 (NSW).
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 196 (map), 205 plate) [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Grevillea sphacelata (northern form) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Grevillea sp. aff. occidentalis (Gibraltar Range) [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From Latin aceratus, needle-shaped; refers to the style tip."
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 48 [secondary reference]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 311, 402 [secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 10-12 (Plate 5, fig., map) [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet alludes to the style end and is derived from the Greek a- (without) and -ceras (horned)."
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 333, Map 315 [secondary reference]
misapplication: Grevillea sphacelata R.Br. legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1972), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 2: 244, 245, Fig. 114
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 52 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Grevillea sphacelata 'northern race' [n/a] misapplication: Grevillea sphacelata R.Br. legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1972), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 2: 244, 245, Fig. 114
  • APC Dist.: NSW
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: 76 [basionym]
basionym of: Hakea acerata (McGill.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate