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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

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

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Shown are the pinnatifid leaves and racemes of dark red, toothbrush-like flowers. Curtis's Botanical Magazine t.3133, 1832.

Grevillea caleyi R.Br. | BM t.3133/1832 | BHL

Family Proteaceae
Category
Region of origin
Synonyms

 

  • Grevillea blechnifolia Cunn.
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Grevillea Blechnum 
Confidence level high