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*Grevillea robusta*, commonly known as the Southern Silky-oak or silk oak, is a tree species within the family Proteaceae. It belongs to the genus *Grevillea* and was first described in 1830 by Allan Cunningham, with the authority citation A. Cunn. ex R. Br. The organism is classified in the order Proteales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. Its wood has various uses.
The species is endemic to Australia, with native populations in New South Wales and Queensland. It is also recorded in Fujian and Guangdong. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2020. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, INECOL, UACH, CECOY-INIFAP, and IBUNAM, with collections located in Australia, the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.
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Species
Least Concernsilk oak
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderProteales
- FamilyProteaceae
Hojas y flores. Grevillea robusta, roble sedoso, roble australiano, roble plateado, árbol de fuego, pino de oro o gravilia es la especie más grande del género Grevillea. Nativo de las costas del este de Australia.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,086
- With media
- 695
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, INECOL, UACH, CECOY-INIFAP, IBUNAM, FCN-UAQ
- Recorded in
- Australia, United States, Mexico, Guatemala
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- tree
- Parent taxon
- Grevillea
- Image
- Grevillearobusta40181608300 6dbb4fe9b0 o.jpg
- Has use
- wood
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- Grevillea robusta
- taxon rank
- species
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- Grevillea robusta
- endemic to
- Australia
- taxon name
- Grevillea robusta
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- 银桦
- short name
- G. robusta
- taxon author citation
- A. Cunn. ex R. Br.
- taxon range
- Guangdong
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Encyclopedic overview
Leaves and flowers Stamen and pistil
Grevillea robusta, commonly known as the southern silky oak, silk oak or silky oak, silver oak or Australian silver oak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. Despite its common names, it is unrelated to true oaks, which belong to the family Fagaceae. Grevillea robusta is a tree, and is the largest species in its genus. It is a native of eastern coastal Australia, growing in riverine, subtropical and dry rainforest environments.
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