Grevillea miqueliana

Grevillea miqueliana
subsp. cincta near Mount Selma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: G. miqueliana
Binomial name
Grevillea miqueliana
F.Muell.

Grevillea miqueliana, commonly known as oval-leaf grevillea, is a shrub that is endemic to mountainous areas of eastern Victoria in Australia. It grows to between 1.5 and 2.5 metres in height. The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, his description published in Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria in 1855.[1] The species epithet honours Dutch botanist Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811-1871).

There are currently three recognised subspecies:[2]

On the Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries' Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria subsp. cincta is listed as "Endangered in Victoria" while both subsp. miqueliana and subsp. moroka are listed as "Vulnerable in Victoria".[3]

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