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Leaves alternate, very various: fls. small, perfect, mostly in pairs in the clusters or racemes, apetalous, the calyx with 4 recurved parts; stamens of 4 sessile perfect anthers borne on the sepals; style 1, long and curved: fr. a follicle, with 1 or 2 winged orbicular or oblong flat seeds. The fls., sometimes showy and ornamental, are terminal and axillary, the racemes sometimes umbel-like. The fls. of some species produce honey. Some species yield useful timber.
Leaves alternate, very various: fls. small, perfect, mostly in pairs in the clusters or racemes, apetalous, the calyx with 4 recurved parts; stamens of 4 sessile perfect anthers borne on the sepals; style 1, long and curved: fr. a follicle, with 1 or 2 winged orbicular or oblong flat seeds. The fls., sometimes showy and ornamental, are terminal and axillary, the racemes sometimes umbel-like. The fls. of some species produce honey. Some species yield useful timber.
There are no other grevilleas in the American trade, but following are accessible portraits of other species: G. acanthifolia, Cunn. B.M. 2807.—G. alptitns, Meissn. (G. alpina var. Lindl.). B.M. 5007. R.H. 1887:108. E.B. 23:145.—G. annulifera. Muell. B.M. 6687.—C. orendrio. R. Br. (G. canescens, R. Br.). B.M. 3185.—G. atplmifdlia, Knight. B.M. 7070. R.H. 1882, p. 245 (m G. longifolia).—G. bipinnatifida, R. Br. B.M. 8510.—G. caleyi, R. Br. B.M. 3133.—G. canescens, R. Br.=G. arenaria.—G. ericifolia, R. Br. B.M. 6361.—G. fasciculata, R. Br. B.M. 6105.—G. hookeriana, Meissn. B.M. 6879.—G. intricata, Meissn. B.M. 5919.—G. juniperina, R. Br. (G. sulphurea, Cunn.). G.C. II. 26:469.—G. lavandulacea, Schlecht. (G. rosea, Lindl.). I.H. 2:61. J.F. 3:288.— G. linearis, R. Br. B.M. 2661.—G. longifolia, R. Br.=G. aspleni- folia.—G. macrostylis, Muell. B.M. 5015.—G. pulchella, Meissn. B.M. 5979.—G. punfcea, R. Br. B.M. 6698.—G. rosmarinifolia, Cunn. B.M. 5971. G.C. 11.5:529. G. 35:389.—G. sericea, R. Br. (G. dubia, R. Br.). B.M. 3798.—G. sulphurta, Cunn.=G. juniperina- L. H. B.
'''''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'''.
'''''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'''.
