VIRBOGA - Grevillea robusta

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Grevillea robusta - Inflorescence - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence; Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer

Grevillea robusta - Flowers - Click to enlarge!

Flowers; Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer

Grevillea robusta - Lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Lower surface of leaf; Santo Tirso, Porto, Portugal; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Grevillea robusta - Upper surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper surface of leaf; Santo Tirso, Porto, Portugal; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Grevillea robusta - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Santo Tirso, Porto, Portugal; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Grevillea robusta - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya; 11/2012 © Jörn Germer

Grevillea robusta - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Santo Tirso, Porto, Portugal; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Grevillea robusta - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer

Identifier: 1009
Date of entry: 08.02.2009
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Southern silky oak

German: Australische Silbereiche

Portuguese: Grevilia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

Order: Proteales (9)

Family: Proteaceae (9)(family description)

Genus: Grevillea (3)

Epithet: robusta A. Cunningham ex R. Br. (2)

robusta => strong, big, gigantic

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: orange

External links

Check for Grevillea robusta at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

[978] Grevillea robusta - Plants For A Future
[1021] Grevillea robusta - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

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