Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. ex R. Br.
Family : PROTACEAE
Genus : Grevillea
Catalan common name : Grevil. lea.
Spanish common name : Pino de oro. Roble australiano. Roble sedoso.
General distribution : Australiana
Flowering time : April. May. June.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
Observations : Used as an ornamental plant.
Origen : Est d´Austràlia
Location on-campus UIB : Poc freqüent, es pot observar darrera l'edifici Anselm Turmeda i al lateral del bar de l'edifici Ramón Llull.
Description : Evergreen tree 20-30m in height, with a straight trunk and greatly cracked, dark grey bark. The crown is pyramidal and the branches are rigid. The leaves are bi-pinnate, 20-25cm long, with lanceolate segments which are dark green on the upper side and silvery grey on the lower side. The petiole is grey. The flowers bloom in upward-facing racemes. They are golden, 7-10cm long, and filamentous. The fruits are in a flattened, coriaceous, dehiscent, blackish, capsule with a curved point at the tip. It contains 1-2 winged seeds.
Flowering period : April-june
