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Grevillea robusta

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Grevillea robusta

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Also known as Silver oak, Silk oak

species of plant

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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.

Synthesized by Vinony from 44 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

silk oak

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderProteales
  5. FamilyProteaceae
Native toNew South Wales, Queensland
Observations recorded16,308

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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Commons category
Grevillea robusta
taxon rank
species
Commons gallery
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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