Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea speciosa (Knight) McGill.
, legitimate, scientific
[McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975), Australian Proteaceae: New taxa and notes. Telopea 1(1)]:
24
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Lysanthe speciosa Knight
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
[Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales]:
179
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
[Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2]:
49
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Grevillea speciosa (Knight) McGill. subsp. speciosa
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
common name:
Red Spider Flower
[n/a]
[McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision]:
329-332
[secondary reference]
[Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3]:
177-178 (Plate 144, fig., map)
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Lysanthe speciosa Knight
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium sericeum var. major Sm.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea dubia R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea var. crassifolia A.A.Ham.
legitimate
common name:
Red Spider Flower
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"The specific epithet, from the Latin speciosus (showy), alludes to the nature of the plant."
[Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A]:
205-206, Map 185
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Lysanthe speciosa Knight
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium sericeum var. major Sm.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea dubia R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea var. crassifolia A.A.Ham.
legitimate
misapplication:
Grevillea speciosa (Knight) McGill. subsp. speciosa
legitimate
by [McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision]: 329-332
common name:
Red Spider Flower
[n/a]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census]:
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Lysanthe speciosa Knight
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium sericeum var. major Sm.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea dubia R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea R.Br. var. punicea
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea punicea var. crassifolia A.A.Ham.
legitimate
misapplication:
Grevillea speciosa (Knight) McGill. subsp. speciosa
legitimate
by [McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision]: 329-332
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APC Comment:
Occasional hybrid swarms are known between this species and G. sericea subsp. sericea, and another between G. speciosa and G. oldei.
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APC Dist.:
NSW