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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Grevillea''
| image = 2007 0901klklk0001.JPG
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Grevillea banksii'' in flower
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Proteales]]
| familia = [[Proteaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Grevilleoideae]]
| genus = '''''Grevillea'''''
| genus_authority = ([[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]] ex Knight
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Grevillea''''' is a diverse [[genus]] of about 360 species of [[evergreen]] [[flowering plant]]s in the protea family [[Proteaceae]], native to [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]], [[New Caledonia]], and [[Sulawesi]]. The species range from prostrate [[shrub]]s less than 0.5 m tall to [[tree]]s 35 m tall. Common names include '''Grevillea''', '''Spider Flower''', '''Silky-oak''' and '''Toothbrush'''.
==Species==
:''This list is incomplete; for a complete list, see [[Wikispecies:Grevillea]].''
There are over 350 species which are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to Australia, including the following:
{|
|- valign=top
|
* ''[[Grevillea acanthifolia]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
* ''[[Grevillea acerosa]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea alpina]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea baueri]]'' [[R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea annulifera]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea aquifolium]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea arenaria]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea armigera]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea asparagoides]] [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea aspera]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'' Knight
* ''[[Grevillea australis]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea banksii]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea barklyana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[George Bentham|Benth.]]
* ''[[Grevillea bipinnatifida]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea brachystylis]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea bracteosa]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea buxifolia]]'' ([[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea caleyi]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea candelabroides]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
* ''[[Grevillea candicans]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
* ''[[Grevillea chrysophaea]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea confertifolia]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea crithmifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea curviloba]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea depauperata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea dielsiana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
* ''[[Grevillea dimidiata]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea drummondii]]'' (W.Fitzg.) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea dryophylla]]'' [[ Norman Wakefield|N.A.Wakef.]]
* ''[[Grevillea endlicheriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea erectiloba]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea eriostachya]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea excelsior]]'' [[Ludwig Diels|Diels]]
* ''[[Grevillea fasciculata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea fililoba]]'' ([[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]) [[Olde]] & [[Marriot]]
* ''[[Grevillea flexuosa]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea floribunda]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea floripendula]]'' [[Raymond Smith|R.V.Sm.]]
* ''[[Grevillea glabrata]]'' ([[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea gordoniana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
* ''[[Grevillea heliosperma]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea hilliana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea hookeriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea huegelii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea humifusa]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott]]
* ''[[Grevillea ilicifolia]]'' ([[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea intricata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea involucrata]]'' [[Alex Geoerge|A.S.George]]
* ''[[Grevillea johnsonii]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea juniperina]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea lanigera]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
|
* ''[[Grevillea laurifolia]]'' Sieber ex [[Kurt Sprengel|Spreng.]]
* ''[[Grevillea lavandulacea]]'' [[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea leptopoda]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea leucopteris]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea levis]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott]]
* ''[[Grevillea linearifolia]]'' (Cav.) Druce
* ''[[Grevillea longifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea macrostylis]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea microstegia]]'' [[Bill Molyneux|Molyneux]]
* ''[[Grevillea mimosoides]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea miniata]]'' W.Fitzg.
* ''[[Grevillea miqueliana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea mucronulata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea nudiflora]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea obtecta]]'' [[Bill Molyneux|Molyneux]]
* ''[[Grevillea obtusifolia]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea oleoides]]'' [[Sieber]] ex [[Schult.]] & [[Schult.f.]]
* ''[[Grevillea olivacea]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
* ''[[Grevillea paniculata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea parallela]]'' Knight
* ''[[Grevillea petrophiloides]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea petridifolia]]'' Knight
* ''[[Grevillea pilosa]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
* ''[[Grevillea pilulifera]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) Druce
* ''[[Grevillea polybotrya]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea preissii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea pteridifolia]]'' Knight
* ''[[Grevillea pyramidalis]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea quercifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea ramosissima]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea repens]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea rivularis]]'' L.A.S.Johnson & McGill
* ''[[Grevillea robusta]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea rosmarinifolia]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
* ''[[Grevillea saccata]]'' [[George Bentham|Benth.]]
* ''[[Grevillea sericea]]'' ([[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea shiressii]]'' Blakely
* ''[[Grevillea speciosa]]'' (Knight) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea steiglitziana]]'' Wakef.
* ''[[Grevillea striata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea synapheae]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea tetragonoloba]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea thelemanniana]]'' [[Charles von Hügel|Hügel]] ex [[Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher|Endl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea thyrsoides]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea triloba]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea triternata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea treueriana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea vestita]]'' (Endl.) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea victoriae]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea whiteana]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea wickhamii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea wilsonii]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
*''[[Grevillea × gaudichaudii]]'' [[R.Br.]] ex [[Gaudich.]]
|}
Five species are endemic to areas outside Australia. Three of these - ''[[Grevillea exul|G. exul]].'',
''[[Greviileea gillvayi|G. gillvayi]]'', and ''[[Grevillea meisneri|G. mesneri]]'' are endemic to New Caledonia
while ''[[Grevillea elbertii|G. elbetii]]'' and ''[[Grevillea papuana|G. papuana]]'' are endemic to Sulawesi and New Guinea respectively. Two other species, ''[[Grevillea baileyana|G. baileyana]]'' and ''[[Grevillea glauca|G. glauca]]'', occur in both New Guinea and [[Queensland]].
==Uses==
===Traditional Aboriginal use===
Grevillea flowers were a traditional favourite among Aborigines for their sweet [[nectar]]. This could be shaken onto the hand to enjoy, or into a [[coolamon]] with a little water to make a sweet drink. They might be referred to as the original "bush lollies".
===Cultivation===
[[Image:Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 01.jpg|thumb|[[New Holland Honeyeater]] on ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'', [[Australian National Botanic Gardens]], Canberra]]
Many species are cultivated for their distinctive foliage and showy [[flower]]s, and they have been extensively [[hybrid]]ised. They can be grown from soft tip [[cutting]]s from December-March (in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]) or [[seed]].
Many harder to grow species can be grafted onto hardy rootstock such as ''[[Grevillea robusta]]''.
Grevilleas hybridise extremely easily in cultivation. this has resulted in a huge number of named [[Grevillea cultivars]].
They are also good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors. They are also used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including the [[Dryandra Moth]].
There is an active '''Grevillea Study Group''' in [[Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants|ASGAP]] for people interested in Grevilleas, both for uses in horticulture and for conservation in the wild.
==References==
*[http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=2555 ABRS Flora of Australia online: ''Grevillea'']
== External links ==
* [http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/greville.html The Grevillea Page] of [[ASGAP]]
* [http://www.grevilleapark.org/ The Illawarra Grevillea Park Page]
<gallery>
Image:Grevillea.jpg|''Grevillea banksii''
Image:Grevillea candelabroides mingenew email.jpg|''G. candelabroides'', Mingenew
Image:Grevillea dielsiana.jpg|''Grevillea dielsiana''
Image:Grevillea wickhamii aprica grafted email.jpg|''G. wickhamii aprica''
Image:Grevillea rivularis.jpg|''G. rivularis''
Image:Grevillia banksii0.jpg
</gallery>
{{Commons|Grevillea}}
{{wikispecies|Grevillea}}
[[Category:Grevillea| ]]
[[Category:Bushfood]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Grevillea''
| image = 2007 0901klklk0001.JPG
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Grevillea banksii'' in flower
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Proteales]]
| familia = [[Proteaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Grevilleoideae]]
| genus = '''''Grevillea'''''
| genus_authority = ([[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]] ex Knight
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Grevillea''''' is a diverse [[genus]] of about 360 species of [[evergreen]] [[flowering plant]]s in the protea family [[Proteaceae]], native to [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]], [[New Caledonia]], and [[Sulawesi]]. The species range from prostrate [[shrub]]s less than 0.5 m tall to [[tree]]s 35 m tall. Common names include '''Grevillea''', '''Spider Flower''', '''Silky-oak''' and '''Toothbrush'''.
==Species==
:''This list is incomplete; for a complete list, see [[Wikispecies:Grevillea]].''
There are over 350 species which are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to Australia, including the following:
{|
|- valign=top
|
* ''[[Grevillea acanthifolia]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
* ''[[Grevillea acerosa]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea alpina]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea baueri]]'' [[R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea annulifera]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea aquifolium]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea arenaria]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea armigera]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea asparagoides]] [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea aspera]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'' Knight
* ''[[Grevillea australis]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea banksii]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea barklyana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[George Bentham|Benth.]]
* ''[[Grevillea bipinnatifida]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea brachystylis]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea bracteosa]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea buxifolia]]'' ([[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea caleyi]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea candelabroides]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
* ''[[Grevillea candicans]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
* ''[[Grevillea chrysophaea]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea confertifolia]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea crithmifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea curviloba]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea depauperata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea dielsiana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
* ''[[Grevillea dimidiata]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea drummondii]]'' (W.Fitzg.) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea dryophylla]]'' [[ Norman Wakefield|N.A.Wakef.]]
* ''[[Grevillea endlicheriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea erectiloba]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea eriostachya]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea excelsior]]'' [[Ludwig Diels|Diels]]
* ''[[Grevillea fasciculata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea fililoba]]'' ([[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]) [[Olde]] & [[Marriot]]
* ''[[Grevillea flexuosa]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea floribunda]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea floripendula]]'' [[Raymond Smith|R.V.Sm.]]
* ''[[Grevillea glabrata]]'' ([[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea gordoniana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
* ''[[Grevillea heliosperma]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea hilliana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea hookeriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea huegelii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea humifusa]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott]]
* ''[[Grevillea ilicifolia]]'' ([[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea intricata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea involucrata]]'' [[Alex Geoerge|A.S.George]]
* ''[[Grevillea johnsonii]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea juniperina]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea lanigera]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
|
* ''[[Grevillea laurifolia]]'' Sieber ex [[Kurt Sprengel|Spreng.]]
* ''[[Grevillea lavandulacea]]'' [[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea leptopoda]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea leucopteris]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea levis]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott]]
* ''[[Grevillea linearifolia]]'' (Cav.) Druce
* ''[[Grevillea longifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea macrostylis]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea microstegia]]'' [[Bill Molyneux|Molyneux]]
* ''[[Grevillea mimosoides]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea miniata]]'' W.Fitzg.
* ''[[Grevillea miqueliana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea mucronulata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea nudiflora]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea obtecta]]'' [[Bill Molyneux|Molyneux]]
* ''[[Grevillea obtusifolia]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea oleoides]]'' [[Sieber]] ex [[Schult.]] & [[Schult.f.]]
* ''[[Grevillea olivacea]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
* ''[[Grevillea paniculata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea parallela]]'' Knight
* ''[[Grevillea petrophiloides]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea petridifolia]]'' Knight
* ''[[Grevillea pilosa]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
* ''[[Grevillea pilulifera]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) Druce
* ''[[Grevillea polybotrya]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea preissii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea pteridifolia]]'' Knight
* ''[[Grevillea pyramidalis]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea quercifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea ramosissima]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea repens]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea rivularis]]'' L.A.S.Johnson & McGill
* ''[[Grevillea robusta]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea rosmarinifolia]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
* ''[[Grevillea saccata]]'' [[George Bentham|Benth.]]
* ''[[Grevillea sericea]]'' ([[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea shiressii]]'' Blakely
* ''[[Grevillea speciosa]]'' (Knight) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea steiglitziana]]'' Wakef.
* ''[[Grevillea striata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea synapheae]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea tetragonoloba]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea thelemanniana]]'' [[Charles von Hügel|Hügel]] ex [[Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher|Endl.]]
* ''[[Grevillea thyrsoides]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea triloba]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea triternata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
* ''[[Grevillea treueriana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea vestita]]'' (Endl.) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea victoriae]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
* ''[[Grevillea whiteana]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
* ''[[Grevillea wickhamii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
* ''[[Grevillea wilsonii]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
*''[[Grevillea × gaudichaudii]]'' [[R.Br.]] ex [[Gaudich.]]
|}
Five species are endemic to areas outside Australia. Three of these - ''[[Grevillea exul|G. exul]].'',
''[[Greviileea gillvayi|G. gillvayi]]'', and ''[[Grevillea meisneri|G. mesneri]]'' are endemic to New Caledonia
while ''[[Grevillea elbertii|G. elbetii]]'' and ''[[Grevillea papuana|G. papuana]]'' are endemic to Sulawesi and New Guinea respectively. Two other species, ''[[Grevillea baileyana|G. baileyana]]'' and ''[[Grevillea glauca|G. glauca]]'', occur in both New Guinea and [[Queensland]].
==Uses==
===Traditional Aboriginal use===
Grevillea flowers were a traditional favourite among Aborigines for their sweet [[nectar]]. This could be shaken onto the hand to enjoy, or into a [[coolamon]] with a little water to make a sweet drink. They might be referred to as the original "bush lollies".
===Cultivation===
[[Image:Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 01.jpg|thumb|[[New Holland Honeyeater]] on ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'', [[Australian National Botanic Gardens]], Canberra]]
Many species are cultivated for their distinctive foliage and showy [[flower]]s, and they have been extensively [[hybrid]]ised. They can be grown from soft tip [[cutting]]s from December-March (in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]) or [[seed]].
Many harder to grow species can be grafted onto hardy rootstock such as ''[[Grevillea robusta]]''.
Grevilleas hybridise extremely easily in cultivation. this has resulted in a huge number of named [[Grevillea cultivars]].
They are also good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors. They are also used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including the [[Dryandra Moth]].
There is an active '''Grevillea Study Group''' in [[Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants|ASGAP]] for people interested in Grevilleas, both for uses in horticulture and for conservation in the wild.
==References==
*[http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=2555 ABRS Flora of Australia online: ''Grevillea'']
== External links ==
* [http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/greville.html The Grevillea Page] of [[ASGAP]]
* [http://www.grevilleapark.org/ The Illawarra Grevillea Park Page]
<gallery>
Image:Grevillea.jpg|''Grevillea banksii''
Image:Grevillea candelabroides mingenew email.jpg|''G. candelabroides'', Mingenew
Image:Grevillea dielsiana.jpg|''Grevillea dielsiana''
Image:Grevillea wickhamii aprica grafted email.jpg|''G. wickhamii aprica''
Image:Grevillea rivularis.jpg|''G. rivularis''
Image:Grevillia banksii0.jpg
</gallery>
{{Commons|Grevillea}}
{{wikispecies|Grevillea}}
[[Category:Grevillea| ]]
[[Category:Bushfood]]