Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
×
The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea pteridifolia Knight
, legitimate , scientific
Knight, J. (1809) , On the cultivation of plants belonging to the natural order of Proteeae :
121
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"This species was discovered by Sir JOSEPH BANKS, near Endeavour River, and has never been in our gardens."
Domin, K. (1921) , Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89) :
586-587
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendron R.Br.
legitimate
Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958) , The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology :
219
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendron R.Br.
legitimate
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972) , Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4) :
229
[secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1980) , Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1 :
138
[secondary reference]
common name:
Golden Parrot Tree
[n/a]
Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2 :
62
[secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987) , Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26 :
70
[secondary reference]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989) , Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family :
280 (plate), 312 (map)
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendron R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea mitchellii Hook.
legitimate
common name:
fern-leaved grevillea
[n/a]
common name:
ferny-leaved silky oak
[n/a]
common name:
Darwin silky oak
[n/a]
common name:
golden parrot tree
[n/a]
common name:
golden tree
[n/a]
common name:
golden grevillea
[n/a]
Etymology:
"From the genus, Pteridium , bracken, and Latin, folium , a leaf; refers to the fern-like leaves."
Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992) , Proteaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region :
473, Fig. 145E
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendron R.Br.
legitimate
common name:
Kimberley Christmas Tree
[n/a]
common name:
Silky Grevillea
[n/a]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993) , Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision :
39-41
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendron R.Br.
legitimate
Robson, Peter J. (1993) , Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names :
-
[secondary reference]
common name:
Golden Tree
[n/a]
common name:
Golden Parrot Tree
[n/a]
common name:
Golden Grevillea
[n/a]
common name:
Ferny leaved Silky Oak
[n/a]
common name:
Fern leaved Grevillea
[n/a]
common name:
Darwin Silky Oak
[n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994) , Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest :
310
[secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995) , Flora of the Darwin Region 2 :
125, Fig. 36
[secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995) , The Grevillea Book 3 :
114-116 (Plate 88, fig., map)
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendron R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea mitchellii Hook.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea pteridifolia var. mitchellii ( Hook.) Domin
legitimate
common name:
manbulu (Gagudju)
[n/a]
common name:
manbarnku (Oenpelli)
[n/a]
common name:
yawuny (Yirritja)
[n/a]
common name:
wigun (Alawa)
[n/a]
common name:
mi-murtak (Wadeye)
[n/a]
common name:
watbarr (Maningrida)
[n/a]
common name:
tjummula (Yirrkala)
[n/a]
common name:
abergubber (St George)
[n/a]
common name:
Fern-leaf Grevillea
[n/a]
common name:
andadjek (Mayali)
[n/a]
common name:
yinungkwurra (Groote Eylandt)
[n/a]
common name:
Golden Parrot Tree
[n/a]
common name:
Golden Tree
[n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999) , Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs :
81
[secondary reference]
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000) , Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A :
95-96, Plate 5, Map 64
[secondary reference]
Lectotype:
fide D.J.McGillivray, Taxon 34: 536 (1985); Endeavour's River and Point Lookout [QLD], 1770, J.B. & D.S. [J.Banks & D.Solander]; lecto: BM; isolecto: NSW.
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendron R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea mitchellii Hook.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea pteridifolia var. mitchellii ( Hook.) Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea pteridifolia var. typica Domin
nom. inval.
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004) , Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest :
411
[secondary reference]
common name:
Fern-leaved Grevillea
[n/a]
common name:
Golden Grevillea
[n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Grevillia pteridifolia Knight
orth. var.
orthographic variant:
Grevillea pteridiifolia Chippend.
orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Grevillea pteridifolia Knight var. pteridifolia
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Grevillea pteridifolia var. typica Domin
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendrum R.Br.
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea chrysodendron R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea mitchellii Hook.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Grevillea pteridifolia var. mitchellii ( Hook.) Domin
legitimate
Moore, P. (2005) , A guide to plants of inland Australia :
221 (photo, map)
[secondary reference]
common name:
Golden Grevillea
[n/a]
common name:
Silky Grevillea
[n/a]
common name:
Fern Leaf Grevillea
[n/a]
common name:
Fern-leaved Grevillea
[n/a]
Etymology:
With leaves divided like a fern.
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 :
88
[basionym]
basionym of:
Hakea pteridifolia ( Knight) Christenh. & Byng
legitimate