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Grevillea Macmillanii
''Grevillea'', commonly known as spider flowers, is a genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. Plants in the genus ''Grevillea'' are shrubs, rarely trees, with the leaves arranged alternately along the branches, the flowers zygomorphic, arranged in racemes at the ends of branchlets, and the fruit a Follicle (fruit), follicle that splits down one side only, releasing one or two seeds. Description Plants in the genus ''Grevillea'' are shrubs, rarely small trees with Leaf#Divisions of the blade, simple or Leaf#Divisions of the blade , compound leaves arranged alternately along the branchlets. The flowers are zygomorphic and typically arranged in pairs along a sometimes branched raceme at the ends of branchlets. The flowers are Plant reproductive morphology#Bisexual, bisexual, usually with four tepals in a single Whorl (botany), whorl. There are four stamens and the gynoecium has a single carpel. The fruit is a thin-walled follicle that split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grevillea Banksii
''Grevillea banksii'', commonly known as Banks' grevillea, Byfield waratah, red flowered silky oak and dwarf silky oak, and in Hawaii as kāhili flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is an erect shrub or slender tree with divided leaves with four to twelve narrow lobes, and creamy white to bright scarlet and yellow flowers. Description ''Grevillea banksii'' is an erect, bushy to spindly shrub or slender tree that typically grows to a height of . It has mostly divided leaves with four to twelve narrowly elliptic to linear lobes long and wide with the edges turned down or rolled under. The flowers are arranged in more or less cylindrical groups near the ends of branches, each flower on a pedicel long along a rachis long, and are creamy-white or bright scarlet to crimson. The pistil is long and usually glabrous. Flowering occurs from August to October and the fruit is a glabrous follicle long. Taxonomy ''Grevillea b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
