Grevillea cheilocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with silky-hairy, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow flowers.

Grevillea cheilocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. cheilocarpa
Binomial name
Grevillea cheilocarpa Makinson[1]

Description

Grevillea cheilocarpa is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 3 m (9.8 ft). Its leaves are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base or spatula-shaped, 12–32 mm (0.47–1.26 in) long and 7–13 mm (0.28–0.51 in) wide, both side densely covered with silvery, silky hairs. The flowers are arranged in cylindrical groups 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in) long on the ends of branchlets and are yellow, the pistil 6.5–8.0 mm (0.26–0.31 in) long with long hairs on the back. Flowering has been observed in September and the fruit is a flattened, elliptical follicle 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) long.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Grevillea cheilocarpa was first formally described in 2000 by Robert Owen Makinson in the Flora of Australia, based on plant material collected in the Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve in 1984.[2][4] The specific epithet (cheilocarpa) means "beak-fruited", referring to a flange on the fruit.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Grevillea cheilocarpa usually grows in low heath and is only known from the type location and between Hyden and Varley in the Mallee biogeographic region of inland south-western Western Australia.[2][3]

Conservation status

This species is listed as "not threatened", by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions".[3]

See also

• List of Grevillea species

References