''Grevillea oncogyne'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Proteaceae
The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...
and is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to inland areas of Western Australia. It is an erect to spreading shrub with linear, sometimes lobed leaves, and clusters of red or pinkish red flowers.
Description
''Grevillea oncogyne'' is an erect to spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of and sometimes forms a
lignotuber. Its leaves are linear, mostly long and wide, sometimes with two to four linear lobes long. The edges of the leaves are rolled under, obscuring the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in leaf axils or on old wood on a silky-hairy
rachis long. The flowers are red or pinkish red, the
pistil
Gynoecium (; ) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of a flower; it consists of (one or more) ''pistils'' ...
long. Flowering mainly occurs from October to December and the fruit a
follicle long with prominent ridges on one side.
Taxonomy
''Grevillea oncogyne'' was first formally described in 1904 by
Ludwig Diels
Dr. Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels (24 September 1874 – 30 November 1945) was a German botanist.
Diels was born in Hamburg, the son of the classical scholar Hermann Alexander Diels. From 1900 to 1902 he traveled together with Ernst Georg Prit ...
in
Ernst Georg Pritzel
Ernst Georg Pritzel (15 May 1875 – 6 April 1946) was a German botanist.
He is known for his research in the fields of phytogeography and taxonomy. He contributed works on Lycopodiaceae, Psilotaceae and Pittosporaceae to Engler & Prantl’s "Die ...
's ''
''.
The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
(''oncogyne'') means "swollen woman", referring to swellings on the
ovary
The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the body. ...
.
Distribution and habitat
This grevillea grows on rocky outcrops in
mallee woodlands and shrublands
Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands is one of 32 Major Vegetation Groups defined by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy.
Description
" Mallee" refers to the growth habit of a group of (mainly) eucalypt species that g ...
between
Boorabbin,
Coolgardie,
Salmon Gums,
Lake King
Lake King is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, from Perth along State Route 40 between Kelmscott and Ravensthorpe. As of 2016, the town had a population of 95. The 2011 census recorded both the population of the tow ...
and
Hyden in the
Avon Wheatbelt,
Coolgardie,
Esperance Plains
Esperance Plains, also known as Eyre Botanical District, is a biogeographic region in southern Western Australia on the south coast between the Avon Wheatbelt and Hampton bioregions, and bordered to the north by the Mallee region. It is a pl ...
and
Mallee bioregions of inland south-western Western Australia.
Conservation status
''Grevillea inconspicua'' is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is the Western Australian government
The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state de ...
.
See also
*
List of Grevillea species
References
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oncogyne
Proteales of Australia
Eudicots of Western Australia
Plants described in 1904
Taxa named by Ludwig Diels