Английская Википедия:Grevillea benthamiana

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Grevillea benthamiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Northern Territory. It is a shrub with bipinnate leaves that have linear lobes, and reddish flowers that turn black.

Description

Grevillea benthamiana is a shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt. Its leaves are bipinnate, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide in outline, and with 14 to 24 lobes that are further divided, the end lobes linear to narrow triangular, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. The end lobes are rigid and sharply pointed with the edges rolled under. The flowers are arranged in clusters on or near the ends of branchlets, the rachis Шаблон:Cvt long, each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are pinkish-red to purple-red, turning black as they age, and the pistil is Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from June to August and the fruit is a glabrous follicle Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Grevillea benthamiana was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae), based on specimens he collected in 1978.[3] The specific epithet (benthamiana) honours George Bentham.[4]

Distribution and habitat

This grevillea grows in low, open woodland and is restricted to the plateaus and escarpments of the Daly River basin.[1][2]

Conservation status

Grevillea benthamiana is listed as "Near-threatened" under the Northern Territory Government and as "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[5][2]

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