Английская Википедия:Grevillea microstyla

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Grevillea microstyla is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with divided or toothed leaves with dense clusters of crimson flowers that have a dull orange style.

Description

Grevillea microstyla is shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt and forms a lignotuber. Its leaves are egg-shaped to broadly oblong, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide in outline, but with 7 to 15 triangular teeth or lobes. The flowers are arranged in dense, more or less spherical clusters on a rachis Шаблон:Cvt long and are crimson with a dull orange style, the pistil Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from December to June, and the fruit is an oblong follicle Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Grevillea microstyla was first formally described in 2000 by Matthew Barrett and Robert Makinson in the Flora of Australia from specimens collected in 1998.[3] The specific epithet (microstyla) means "having a small style".[4]

Distribution and habitat

This grevillea grows in grassy woodland in shallow valleys and below ridges in the western Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.[1][2]

Conservation status

Grevillea microstyla is listed as"Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[5]

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