Grevillea caleyi R.Br.
Frost tender, evergreen, spreading shrub, stems covered in reddish hairs, with deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of dark red flowers. To 4m. [RHSD, FNSW, Beadle].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Sent to Britain in 1824 as Grevillea blechnifolia by Allan Cunningham and first flowered at Kew in 1830. [BM t.3133/1832].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [T.525/1843]. Reportedly occurring locally in the Illawarra and could have been collected in the wild by Macarthur. It is now considered a restricted and endangered species, restricted in the wild to a small area in the northern Sydney suburbs, mainly in the Mona Vale area. [Olde & Marriot vol.2 p.79].
Notes
Published Mar 17, 2009 - 04:39 PM | Last updated Mar 21, 2010 - 12:56 PM
Grevillea caleyi R.Br. | BM t.3133/1832 | BHL
| Family | Proteaceae |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Grevillea Blechnum |
| Confidence level | high |