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.]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • APC Comment: Hybridises occasionally with G. eriostachya.
  • 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