Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Grevillea oligantha
Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea oligantha F.Muell. , legitimate, scientific
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(48): 206 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Ad flumen Phillip's River. Mx."
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 62 [secondary reference]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 235, 262 (plate), 291 (map) [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "From Greek, oligos, few, and anthos, a flower: refers to the racemes, which may only contain 1-4 flowers."
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 357 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: Near the Phillips Ra., WA s.d., [G.Maxwell]; lecto: MEL, fide op.cit; 432 (1993); isolecto: MEL.
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 65-66 (Plate 47, fig., map) [secondary reference]
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 193-194, Map 182 APC [secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication: Grevillea pauciflora R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 453
  • APC Comment: Hybrids with G. decipiens are known.
  • APC Dist.: WA
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: 87 [basionym]
basionym of: Hakea oligantha (F.Muell.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate