Grevillea neurophylla
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Grevillea neurophylla, commonly known as Granite Grevillea, is a shrub species in the family Proteaceae
. It is native to the states of New South Wales
and Victoria
in Australia
. The species was first formally described by French botanist Michel Gandoger
in Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France in 1919. There are two subspecies
:
They are both listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...
. It is native to the states of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The species was first formally described by French botanist Michel Gandoger
Michel Gandoger
Abbott Jean Michel Gandoger , was a French botanist and mycologist.. Gandoger was born in Arnas, the son of a wealthy vineyard owner in the Beaujolais region. Although he took holy orders at the age of 26, he devoted his life to the study of botany, specializing in the genus Rosa...
in Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France in 1919. There are two subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
:
- G. neurophylla subsp. fluviatilis, which occurs in the vicinity of the BemmBemm RiverThe Bemm River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It is formed by the confluence of the Errinundra and Combienbar Rivers and enters Bass Strait via Sydenham Inlet in the Cape Conran Coastal Park near the township of Bemm River....
, CannCann RiverThe Cann River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Bondi Forest in New South Wales and flows south to the Croajingolong National Park before entering Bass Strait via Tamboon Inlet....
, GenoaGenoa RiverThe Genoa River is a river in the states of Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.-References:...
and WinganWingan RiverThe Wingan River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It enters Bass Strait via Wingan Inlet in the Croajingolong National Park.The river was named from an Aboriginal word wangan meaning reed bed.-References:...
rivers in East GippslandEast GippslandEast Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114....
in Victoria. - G. neurophylla subsp. neurophylla
They are both listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.