Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea excelsior Diels
, legitimate, scientific
[Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (15 April 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(1)]:
151
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"in distr. Avon pr. Tammin in furticetis apertis lutoso-arensis flor. m. Oct. (D. 5852), in distr. Coolgardie pr. Coolgardie (DIELS!). Stationes G. eriostachyae attributas in Transact. R. Soc. South Austr. XVI. 361 [Skirmish Hill, Barrow Range] hic pertinere existimamus."
[Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2]:
61
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Grevillea eriostachya Lindl.
legitimate
[McGillivray, D.J. (24 February 1986), New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae)]:
5
[basionym]
basionym of:
Grevillea eriostachya subsp. excelsior (Diels) McGill.
legitimate
[Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family]:
246
[nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of:
Grevillea eriostachya subsp. excelsior (Diels) McGill.
legitimate
[Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2]:
155-156 (Plate 126, fig., map)
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Grevillea eriostachya subsp. excelsior (Diels) McGill.
legitimate
common name:
Orange Flame Grevillea
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"The specific epithet is derived from the comparative of the Latin excelsus (lofty, high), a reference to the tree-like habit."
[Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A]:
98, Plate 8, Map 68
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Grevillea eriostachya subsp. excelsior (Diels) McGill.
legitimate
common name:
Orange Flame Grevillea
[n/a]
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APC Comment:
Hybridises occasionally with G. eriostachya.
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APC Dist.:
WA
[Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4]:
81
[basionym]
basionym of:
Hakea excelsior (Diels) Christenh. & Byng
legitimate