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Genus:
Grevillea Life
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About
260 species worldwide, native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and
Indonesia. The Silky Oak Grevillea robusta, and G. banksii are
commonly found in South African towns and cities and have also become
naturalised, mainly in KwaZulu-Natal. Another 16 species are cultivated in
southern Africa, but not naturalised.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Grevillea banksii (Australian
crimson oak) Native to eastern Queensland, Australia,
mainly along the coast. Cultivated in southern African gardens and has also
become naturalised in the region. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Grevillea asplenifolia
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea biternata
Native to southern Australia. |
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Grevillea caleyi
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea glabrata (Smooth
grevillea) Native to western Australia. |
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Grevillea hilliana (White yiel
yiel) Native to eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea juniperiana
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea lanigera
Native to south-eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea lavandulacea (Lavender
grevillea) Native to south-eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea leucopteris (White
plume grevillea) Native to western Australia. |
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Grevillea longistyla
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea ornithopoda
Native to western Australia. |
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Grevillea robusta (Australian
silky oak) Native to the east coast and adjacent coastal
ranges of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia. |
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Grevillea rosmarinifolia
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea speciosa
[= Grevillea punicea] Native to eastern Australia. |
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Grevillea tridentifolia
Native to western Australia. |
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Grevillea vestita
Native to western Australia. |
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