Grevillea wickhamii Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Grevillea

Characteristics

Shrub or small spindly tree, 1-4 (-8) m tall. Leaves broadly ovate to-obovate or-rhombate in general outline, 3-9 cm long, 25-55 mm wide, usually pungent, coarsely and shallowly 2-7-dentate with most or all teeth in apical half, or very rarely mostly entire and then sometimes elliptical and 2-2.5 cm long, 8-15 mm wide; surfaces similar, inconspicuously tomentose to subsericeous or rarely glabrous. Conflorescence axillary or cauline, simple or 2-5-branched, decurved; unit conflorescence shortly and broadly secund to subcylindrical or subconical; ultimate floral rachis 10-70 (-120) mm long; pedicels 2-6 (-9) mm long. Perianth outer surface glabrous or with either appressed biramous hairs or short simple erect hairs; inner surface pilose. Pistil 5-10 mm long; stipe (0.5-) 1.4-3.2 mm long; ovary glabrous; style loosely pilose to densely tomentose with appressed-biramous and/or simple erect hairs, not exserted from perianth in late bud. Follicle obliquely obloid-ellipsoidal, 10-20 mm long, glabrous.
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A medium to large shrub. It grows 3-4 m high. The new growth is silky. It has an open crown and spreads 2-2.5 m wide. The leaves are holly like and silvery-grey. The leaves are stiff and wavy with sharply pointed lobes. There are 4-9 lobes. The flowers are dark red and hang on long stalks. They can also be pink or golden. They hang down from the axils of leaves. The fruit are small and woody. They are brown when ripe and contain 2 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature width (meter) 2.0 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 4.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in tropical and subtropical regions. It can grow in semiarid and arid places. It needs a well drained soil. It can grow in full sun or light shade. It can stand light frosts. It suits hardiness zones 9-12.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food
Edible fruits gums seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings. The seeds should be soaked or nicked to allow water to penetrate.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

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Distribution

Grevillea wickhamii world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Grevillea wickhamii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704120-1
WFO ID wfo-0000709696
COL ID 3HD37
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Synonyms

Grevillea wickhamii

Lower taxons

Grevillea wickhamii subsp. macrodonta Grevillea wickhamii subsp. hispidula Grevillea wickhamii subsp. pallida Grevillea wickhamii subsp. cratista