Proteaceae Juss.
Oreocallis R.Br.
, legitimate, scientific
[Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1)]:
196
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Oreocallis grandiflora (Lam.) R.Br.
[Engler, H.G.A. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (March 1889), Proteaceae [continued]. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien III, 1(30)]:
148
[basionym]
basionym of:
Embothrium sect. Oreocallis (R.Br.) Engl.
legitimate
[Sleumer, H.O. (December 1955), Proteaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 5(2)]:
201-203
[secondary reference]
[Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales]:
181
[secondary reference]
[Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2]:
12
[secondary reference]
[Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family]:
467-468 (map)
[secondary reference]
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Etymology:
"From Greek, oreos, of the mountain, and kallos, beauty. The colourful flowers make a fine display in their mountain habitat."
[Weston, P.H. & Barker, N.P. (13 November 2006), A new suprageneric classification of the Proteaceae, with an annotated checklist of genera. Telopea 11(3)]:
336
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium sect. Oreocallis (R.Br.) Engl.
legitimate
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APC Comment:
A South American taxon previously recorded for Australia. Australian taxa formerly placed in this genus are now placed in Alloxylon P.H.Weston & Crisp.