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Peter Olde

I recently attended the International Botanical • How can we feed 9.5 billion people? Congress in Melbourne which was both socially • How will climate change wine? and intellectually enriching. The botanical • The first flowers – revealed by synchrotron light community is moving swiftly to the future. In the last two decades, botany has been transformed • Fossil eucalyptus and other Australian genera from a science based on observation and intuition, found in Argentina.

Editorial simple description of morphology and species ** There are a couple of projects that I would like delimitation to one based on molecular analysis to encourage for the near future but, first of all, with a view to coming to an understanding of the to the near past. Tony Cavanagh and Bernie evolutionary process and the position of the plant Shanahan are currently compiling the newsletter on the Tree of Life. As science advances and index, a massive job. As I write,the index is changes so must we if we are to have any hope of complete to Issue 50. If any other member understanding what it is going on. would like to participate, your assistance would Some interesting changes adopted by the newly be most welcome. At present it is being compiled named International Code of Nomenclature for digitally in sections. I am sure we could find a algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) included from next small job there for any willing helper. Thank year the technical descriptions accompanying you to both members for their input. It is greatly the scientific names for new plant species will appreciated. Especially helpful will be all the no longer have to be exclusively in Latin. English newsletter articles published and referenced as will be acceptable. And botanists proposing new well as a reference to each species mentioned. species will no longer be required to publish a paper in hard copy—an electronic version will do Project 1 – Digital Photos provided it is in an approved format and journal. I would like to obtain a digital photo bank of all Latin, however, will still be used for the two-word, species, subspecies and forms for uploading on to scientific species names. a Grevillea Study Group webpage together with a One scary thought though. If all the people on earth list of all species and subspecies accepted by the lived at the standard of industrialized countries, it Group. I have already compiled a list of references would take two additional planets comparable to on Grevillea for inclusion and would then hope Earth to support them, three more if the population to write a short treatment of each taxon together should double; and that if worldwide standards of with horticultural notes. This is a large project but living should double over the next 40 years, twelve a worthwhile one. Whenever I am researching additional “Earths.” on the internet and type in a species name I am inevitably met with photos of wrongly identified http://www.mindfully.org/Sustainability/Science- plants. I have received donations that can be Sustainability-Human-RavenAAAS14feb02.htm used for this purpose from a number of members Other stories from the Congress included: including John Newton, my own, Neil Marriott, the late Cliff Coddington and Peter Althofer, Merv • Cellulose: from paper planes to powering jet Hodge and others. I will compile a list of species planes: 30% of US transport fuelled by plants that are missing in the next few months. Photos by 2030 for the web do not have to be of high resolution. • Australia’s wheat crop looks to have been Maximum size is projected at c. 50 kb and even saved from a devastating infestation of rust— that might prove too big for the web page. for now. Photos of this size cannot be reproduced • Protecting the potato from late blight satisfactorily for publication and would therefore • 50 million seeds a kilometre – can we win the have no value to someone trying to use them war on willow other than digitally. Another possibility is to link to • Snap a leaf on your iPhone another site that has any photo we cannot upload. • How cotton was born: a million year-old mating Lots of possibilities. If any member has experience opens up an improved future working with websites and would be prepared to offer assistance, please contact me. • Fighting famine with botany – strigolactones and the African witchweed • Could we grow drugs using sunflowers? continued >

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 2 Project 2 – DNA research Leaves from the same plant must be placed in a clip lock plastic bag and silica gel placed in to The aim here is to collect and store specimens of dry. The clip lock bag should be attached to the all species of Grevillea for future DNA research. specimen are then sent to me. It will be stored The process is quite simple but must be followed at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney together rigorously to have any scientific value. with the reference specimen. Large leaves need Editorial DNA is best preserved by fast drying. Leaves are to be torn into small pieces. Small leaves can be collected and dried with silica gel. A specimen must dried intact. Always collect DNA with clean hands. also be collected with the sample and both labelled Do not use secateurs that may contaminate the with the same number (the collector’s number). material with another species’ DNA.

Peter Olde

The Gordon Grevilleas

Some aspects of the article on this subject Tony Cavanagh also writes: published in the last newsletter require correction Text: In Newsletter No. 89, we mentioned that the or modification. The information about the death of hybrid Grevillea ‘Clearview Robin’ was named by Dorothy Gordon and the events leading to it was nurseryman Bill Cane after Dave Gordon’s daughter selected from among a number of unsubstantiated Robyn (p. 14). I now find that this is incorrect. theories circulating at the time and subsequent to her death. The information provided was held honestly While checking up on the parents of both ‘Clearview to be a reliable and historically true account of the Robin’ and ‘Poorinda Illumina’ for an article on the events and was inserted to highlight the drama and hybrids ‘Woodlands’ and ‘Sunrise’, I read John tragedy associated with her Grevillea eponyms. I Wrigley’s and Murray Fagg’s book Banksias, am advised by Nita Lester on behalf of the directors waratahs & Grevilleas (Collins, 1989), and found the of Myall Park Botanic Garden that the information story on the origin of the name ‘Clearview Robin’, was incorrect and caused needless hurt to the as follows (p.229). It is apparently a hand-pollinated family and friends by its new speculative nature. As hybrid between the Snowy River form of G. lanigera the author, I apologise to all who were upset by this. and the Victor Harbour form of G. lavandulacea. Such an outcome was unintended. The hand pollination was carried out by Victorian nurseryman Bill Cane in the late 1940s and the The directors have further advised that Dave named was suggested by that early promoter of Gordon was 102 when he died in 2001 and that for Australian plants, Jean Galbraith. It actually refers to more than twenty years, the property ‘Myall Park’ the colour of the flower, said to resemble the colour of has been completely separate from Myall Park a robin redbreast. So there we have it and apologies Botanic Garden in ownership, operation and title. for the mistake. But just to show how confusing the The accommodation referred to is within Myall Park whole business of hybrids can be, Wrigley and Fagg Botanic Garden. note that another seedling from this same hand Dave Gordon was a generous benefactor to a pollinated cross was named “Crosbie Morrison”, genus of plants that he loved. Neither he nor after the famous Australian naturalist. the Myall Park Botanic Garden have benefited Tony Cavanagh, Ocean Grove. financially from any sale of the Gordon grevilleas through the horticultural industry. According to Betty To Tony: McKenzie, One Man’s Dream (1995: 50), Dave was I acknowledge the etymological information is philosophic about this, as he never wanted money probably correct but correspondence from Leo from what had given him such joy. The protection Hodge at the time strongly disputes the origin of PBR and later PVR legislation were not available of the plant, which, I am now satisfied, was not at the time. The Botanic Garden is managed by named for Robyn Gordon. volunteers (including the Directors) with the help of Peter grants and donations. Members of the Study Group are urged to give generously to this worthy cause.

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 3 Open Garden Our garden is open on the weekend of October 8–9 from 10am–4pm The floral display is stunning at present. Mostly native plants with a strong Grevillea/Eremophila component but hundreds of other species from a wide range Field trip of genera, including acacia, pimelea, epacris, darwinia, melaleuca, callistemon, eucalyptus, leschenaultia, dampiera, scaevola, boronia, eriostemon, philotheca, prostanthera, westringia, banksia, hakea, isopogon.. the list goes on and on. Display gardens, rainforest with strong emphasis on Proteaceae, large fernery with many collected species, Grevillea standards lawn.

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Abstract downloaded from internet

Phenolic Glycosides with Antimalarial Activity from Grevillea “Poorinda Queen”

Simon P. B. Ovenden*, Melanie Cobbe†, Abstract Rebecca Kissell, Geoffrey W. Birrell, Marina Chavchich, and Michael D. Edstein In search of new antimalarial compounds, three new phenolic glycosides, robustasides E (1), F (2), and G Defence Science and Technology Organisation, (3), in addition to the known compounds robustaside 506 Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, D (4) and quercetin-7-O-[?-lrhamnopyranosyl(1?6)-

Research 3207, Australia, and Australian Army Malaria ?-d-galactopyranoside] (5), were identified during Institute, Weary Dunlop Drive, Gallipoli Barracks, chemical investigations of the MeOH extract from Enoggera, 4051, Queensland, Australia the leaves and twigs of Grevillea “Poorinda Queen”. J. Nat. Prod., 2011, 74 (1), pp 74–78 The chemical structures of the new compounds were DOI: 10.1021/np100737q elucidated through 2D NMR spectroscopy, while the Publication Date (Web): December 14, 2010 absolute configuration of the sugar was elucidated Copyright Published 2010 by the American through chemical degradation and comparison with Chemical Society an authentic standard. * To whom correspondence should be addressed. Discussed in detail are the isolation and structure Tel: +61 3 9626 8065. Fax: +61 3 9626 8410. elucidation of 1?3, as well as the associated in vitro E-mail: [email protected]., Defence Science and Technology Organisation., anitmalarial activities for 1?5. Also discussed are the Army Malaria Institute. in vivo anitmalarial and in vitro cytotoxic activities for 1, 3, and 4.

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 4 Part 2 by Peter Olde and Ian Evans

Report on Grevillea rosmarinifolia Interest Group (RIG) Field Trip around Melbourne 23rd – 24th August 2009 Part 2 (Part 1 in GSG 88 Feb 2011 edition) of the Ordovician Castlemaine Group, intruded by granite. A short segment of the Heathcote Fault The trip continued after the sad departure of all Zone also occurs in the area, which exposes the Victorian members in the late afternoon. The Cambrian oceanic meta-igneous rocks, shale and three members from New South Wales travelled chert that underlie the Castlemaine Group. The late into the evening to the home of Ian and area extends a short distance into the Siluro- Lynne Evans, Eaglehawk, Victoria who kindly Devonian metasediments of the Melbourne Zone. provided hospitality and dinner. Ian had prepared (Ref. Cayley, R.A., Skladzien, P.B., Williams, B. & an interesting agenda, having previously scouted Willman, C.E., 2008. Redesdale and part of Pyalong out numerous populations for us to look at. Field trip report 1:50 000 map area geological report. Geological Our first port of call the next day 26 August saw Survey of Victoria Report 128. GeoScience Victoria, us driving north of Bendigo accompanied by Geoff Department of Primary Industries). Roche to the interesting population in a road verge On a nearby property abutting Axe Creek, we along Heyhurst Rd., Bagshot. It appears to be a found another small population suckering in much seed-obligate population but because of the weed deeper sand-loam soil around the rocks above the growth and the senescent plants it was difficult to creek. The area was much less rocky, degraded, establish if a secondary reproductive mode was with weeds and not at all beyond the reach of present (eg. lignotuber). This virgate form to 1.2 m grazing animals. This may be near the point where has a different flower colour on every plant ranging the Campaspe is reported to cut through basalt from lime green to variable shades of dark pink (previous ref). and cream. Associated species included Acacia montana, A. pycnantha, Dianella tarda, Calytrix Then on to Redesdale, to private farmland owned tetragoona, Euc. polybractea, E. microcarpa with a by Brian and Jill James just 500 m upstream from goodly supply of weeds. We next spent considerable the confluence of the Coliban River and James time tramping to a nearby lane on a farm boundary Creek. Here we revisited a healthy suckering area where a solitary plant c. 30 cm high with pink population with grey-green leaves and cream/pink and cream flowers was found that we were unable flowers growing high on rocks beside the raging to distinguish from other forms of G. glabella. James Creek. It was growing in inaccessible The gravelly loam soils were saturated with water crevices with little natural vegetation left that has which was still flowing over the surface after recent not been eaten out by sheep. It could only be heavy rains. Species associated included Acacia accessed after we made a rock bridge across the difformis, A. williamsonii, Melaleuca decussata, fast flowing waterway. M. uncinata, Euc. Microcarpa with a grassy weed Notwithstanding the numerous hybrids around the component as well. highway at Elphinstone that we visited in 2009, Ian After lunch we headed down the Gornong–Axedale led us to a new population of G. rosmarinifolia he road to Bill Lord’s property where we visited had discovered recently in relatively undisturbed a recently discovered population on rocks high bushland at Chewton, beside the railway line above the raging waters of the Campaspe River. between White Gum Track and Railway Dam Track Except for a large fallen log over the river, the on a steep cutting. There were not many plants slippery sides of which were negotiated more but they were root-suckering and similar to other adroitly by some than others, we would have been populations in the Castlemaine area. Ian managed prevented from collecting a specimen. The habitat to make a mountain goat of himself during this was similar here to that in several other places visit, clambering up the steep sides of the incline visited later. Soils are skeletal sand among rocks above the railway line with incredible dexterity. apparently of volcanic origin (? granite or perhaps An interesting form of G. alpina also grew in the simply non-volcanic sandstone). The plants are forest at this location. Eucalyptus polyanthemos, ensconced in the crevices and shallow deposits E. macrorhyncha, Acacia pycnantha, A. paradoxa, around the rock. The habitat of this western form Bursaria spinosa, Brachyloma daphnoides were is longitudinally folded and north-trending fractured other associated species. Ordovician sandstone, a thick, deformed sequence of deep marine turbiditic sandstone and siltstone continued >

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 5 In the late afternoon we next visited a population From here we travelled to Yandoit, first to a on both sides of the railway line at Barker Creek property on Jim Crow Creek owned by Paul 7 km north of Castlemaine. This resulted from Righetti. We only found one plant here but it was a specimen sent to me in August 2010 by local clearly the same as those at Redesdale and in very indigenous nurserywoman Frances Cincotta similar rocky habitat. This plant differed in having Newstead Natives, 4 Palmerston Street, elongate peduncles. Further down the river on the Newstead Vic who wrote: Hepburn–Newstead Road we came to Stephanie’s place which overlooked the flooded Jim Crow Would there be time on your trip later this month to Creek that prevented us accessing more plants look at a small population of Grev rosmarinifolia var hanging over its course. We could see them but glabella (??) at Harcourt? I refer to plants growing could not collect them. All of these plants occur in 1.5 m tall with grey leaves, growing close to railway cleared farmland on steep rocky overhangs above line (not the ones at Geoff and Geraldine Harris’s the creek. The owners told us the Grevillea was property in White Gum Road which I believe this once very common and that they used to collect group has already looked at). I was asked by DSE the flowers for decoration as children. We then Bendigo to propagate from the Harcourt railway headed up to Hepburn Springs to where a rather line population back in 2003 when they thought abundant population grows, some with sparsely the rail upgrade may wipe out the population. I hairy styles but all root-suckering and clearly grew them from cuttings and hundreds have been part of the wider riparian population that inhabits planted in nearly schools and other places. I would the rocks along rivers from Melbourne to central need to check with Deanna Marshall of DSE as to Victoria. This was an extremely interesting area location of the original Harcourt site as she took not least for the diversion tunnel built through me there originally to get the cuttings (June 2003) the rocks to divert water away from earlier gold and I have not been back and couldn’t lead you to mining. We passed through Shepherds Bush on it. I do have 3 specimens of this form in my garden the way and examined a form of Grevillea alpina, here at 4 Palmerston Street Newstead if you want totally dissimilar to the typical Goldfields form and to see the plant here. They are flowering at the very much like the small-styled Tooborac form that moment. A scan is attached. grows nearby. Ian has indicated some other populations that we did not get to visit for one reason or another. A visit to the Boort (Terrappee) population is anticipated this year as well as other populations at Broadford, Strathfieldsaye, Glenhope, Kangaroo Flat, Big Hill (south side) and Diamond Hill near Bendigo, South Sedgwick near South Mandurang, Axe creek at Sutton Grange.

Ian Evans at Chewton railway cutting

We were able to establish this as a pure and previously unknown population that we deemed of great conservation value, much to our surprise, as we thought it was probably some planted specimens beside the rail. These plants were suckering and similar to the Harcourt form (2009) and the Chewton form (above) previously collected.

None of the plants seemed to be taller than 0.8 m. Grevillea rosmarinifolia at Jim Crow Creek Most were only about 0.3–0.5 m tall. We visited Frances’ garden next morning where the form was growing vigorously and suckering in her garden. An excellent garden plant we thought.

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 6 Peter Olde

New Species in the Flora – final!

This is the final article in a series that updates the themselves that I examined (and they are very Study Group Newsletter on new species in the few) always have some leaves on the plant that Flora of Australia, published in 2000. can identify them to G. apiciloba (obovate with terminal lobing). The flowers are exactly the same Grevillea florida (McGill.) Makinson. Formerly for both species as they are for G. armigera. included by Don McGillivray (1986) in Grevillea The populations must therefore be differentiated Taxonomy uncinulata as subsp. florida, this taxon has on foliar differences only. In the Grevillea Book been raised to specific rank. There is a close (1:185) there are two typographical errors where relationship between the taxa but the ranking is the species is misspelt as ‘apicoloba’. supported here even though the argumentation used in the character differences is slightly flawed. Grevillea lavandulacea. In the Grevillea Book, For instance it is stated that G. florida has straight Grevillea lavandulacea and Grevillea rogersii to slightly deflexed leaf apices, pedicels 8–14mm were maintained as distinct. Previously the latter long and G. uncinulata has leaf apices with a taxon had been sunk into synonymy along with strongly deflexed point, pedicels 4–6(–9)mm long. a number of other taxa (McGillivray 1993:425) This would be correct except that the larger- although it was distinguished informally as the leaved form from the Coomallo district of Western ‘small-leaved form’. In one sense the work of Australia remains included in G. uncinulata in McGillivray was a provocation to a more advanced this treatment. It has leaf apices and pedicels study in which many of the discarded taxa could like G. florida. I have a new paper in process be recognised appropriately. In his treatment of that proposes to name the largerleaved form of G. lavandulacea McGillivray (1993:306) stated G. uncinulata as a new species, Grevillea coomallo that ‘Although the numerous other populations of MS. Differences cited in the indumentum of the G. lavandulacea are not as markedly distinct as style-end are not supportable. The strongest the ‘small-leaved form’ , their features are often differences between G. florida and G. uncinulata sufficiently diagnostic to allow placement even in are the differences in the size of the floral bracts the absence of location data.’ The features that (0.5–2mm long cf. 0.4–0.6mm long), the position show obvious vaiation of probable taxonomic of the pollen-presenter with respect to the style- significance are: habit; leaf arrangement, end and the presence of an ear-like lobe on the shape, and size; density of indumentum on posterior edge of the dorsal tepals below the various parts; and flower colour.’ Recognition of tepal-limb. This latter character is a microscopic G. lavandulacea subsp. rogersii (Maiden) Makinson character difficult to observe with a hand lens. without revising the whole of G. lavandulacea Another difference that I have observed is the is a step in a future whole-species treatment shape of the style-end in polar view, i.e. looking that may not accept the ranking proposed and down on it from above. G. florida has a snake-like was probably premature. Nonetheless, it can be style-end that tapers whereas G. uncinulata has a supported for the present. rounded style-end. Grevillea nematophylla. F. Mueller is newly Grevillea hookeriana. Grevillea apiciloba and its revised and three subspecies are recognised two subspecies, as recognised in the Grevillea correspondent more or less with the forms Book (1:185, 2:30–32), are still maintained as far outlined in the Grevillea Book (3:48–49). Two as I am concerned but in the Flora of Australia, specimens are unassigned to subspecies. G. apiciloba has been again reduced to subspecies, 1 Leaves simple, terete; pistils (6–)8–15mm long although both subspecies are recognised, subsp. nematophylla Grevillea hookeriana subsp. apiciloba (F. Muell.) Makinson and subsp. digitata (F. Muell.) Makinson. 1* Either leaves divided or simple and either It is very frustrating when you cannot persuade vertically flattened or 3/4 round your peers to your point of view. The issue 2 Leaves or leaf lobes laterally flattened; pistils revolves around the leaves. Occasional plants 7–9mm long subsp. planicosta in Grevillea apiciloba have most leaves simple and linear, exactly the same as simple-leaved 2* Leaves or leaf lobes 3/4 round; pistils 5–6mm plants of Grevillea hookeriana. In the herbarium long subsp. supraplana they cannot be distinguished. My argument is continued > that this relates to collection bias. The plants

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 7 Grevillea pyramidalis. As treated in the Flora, The species was still under study by us at Grevillea pyramidalis is a widespread species the time the Flora was published but subsp. with three subspecies. Grevillea leucadendron, minyulo was then (and still is) thought to be a which was recognised as distinct in the Grevillea distinct species. The Flora treatment has left Book, has been treated as a subspecies, Grevillea the taxon on Mt Misery as unnamed (subsp. A) pyramidalis subsp. leucadendron (A.Cunn. ex R. Br.) and explicitly states that the species as a whole Makinson. There is morphological overlap between needs more work. subsp. pyramidalis and subsp. leucadendron in the Key to four formal subspecies, and one Taxonomy distribution of hairs on the leaves and the ranking informal subspecies proposed is not disputed here. 1 Longest floral rachises 1–2cm long; floral bracts 1 Leaves mostly <30cm long, glabrous to falling at early to mid-bud stage densely sericeous 2 Undersurface of leaves with minute ascending 2 Adult leaves glabrous or almost so; lobes or rarely appressed hairs openly to sparsely 3–21mm broad, linear to very narrowly but evenly distributed on the lamina away obovate; leaf rachis usually flattened above from the main veins, the hairs persisting the first node subsp. pyramidalis (sometimes sparsely) on adult leaves 2* Adult leaves usually densely to openly subsp. synapheae sericeous with lobes 1–5(–12)mm broad, 2* Undersurface of leaves glabrous or with very rarely glabrous or nearly so and then lobes scattered hairs mainly on midveins when young 0.6–1 mm broad; leaf rachis + terete above the first node subsp. leucadendron 3 Leaf rachis angularly deflexed at each node, laterally flexuose (zigzag); leaf lobes strongly 1* Leaves mostly 30–42mm long, glabrous or divaricate; plantsprawling or semi-prostrate almost so subsp. longiloba subsp. A Grevillea petrophiloides. Both subspecies treated 3* Leaf rachis straight or gently and evenly by Olde & Marriott as Grevillea magnifica have downcurved, not laterally flexuose; leaf lobes been included in Grevillea petrophiloides, which coplanar with rachis or only weakly divaricate; now includes three subspecies. I strongly disagree plant mounded to spreading or erect with this treatment on many grounds, including classificatory, morphological and ecological. The 4 Primary leaf lobes 5–15mm wide; ultimate two taxa subsp. magnifica and subsp. remota lobes usually shallow and broadly triangular are clearly more closely related to each other subsp. latiloba than to G. petrophiloides on morphological and 4* Primary leaf lobes 2.5–6mm wide; ecological grounds. Subsp. magnifica grows ultimate lobes narrowly triangular or virtually sympatrically with G. petrophiloides. oblong or ovate, rarely broadly triangular G. oligomera has been retained at specific rank. subsp. synapheae It is claimed that there is morphological overlap on the characters examined. G. magnifica can be 1* Longest floral rachises 2–6cm long; floral bracts distinguished by its more robust habit, subterete often persistent until late bud stage or until after leaves with longer lobes, its more conspicuously anthesis, occasionally falling in early bud emergent conflorescences, its longer individual 5 Ultimate leaf lobes straight, 3–11mm wide; racemes, longer, straw-coloured styles, granite- lower surface of adult leaves with lamina on rock habitat. At least further research into the either side of midvein usually glabrous, rarely complex is recommended and the present with a few scattered hairs; pollen-presenter treatment does not jeopardise recognition for conical, lacking a projecting basal flange or rim conservation purposes. subsp. pachyphylla Grevillea synapheae. The two new taxa 5* Ultimate leaf lobes gently curved, 2–3(–5?mm recognised in the Flora, Grevillea synapheae wide; lower surface of adult leaves usually subsp. latiloba (Meisner) Makinson and subsp. with an open indumentum of appressed hairs; minyulo Makinson were treated informally by pollen-presenter conical with a distinct basal Olde & Marriott (1993). There are now four flange or rim subsp. minyulo subspecies recognised in G. synapheae.

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 8 Peter Olde

Grevillea beadleana www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/ most of the area occupied by G. beadleana (19823) publications/recovery/gbeadleana/habitat.html and the fact that large mature plants exist in unburnt areas in 1988. Goats have been seen throughout Approved NSW and National Recovery the area occupied by Grevillea beadleana (B. Plan for the Grevillea beadleana McWhinney pers. comm.), and while there was no Threatened Species Unit, North East Branch evidence of goat or other stock grazing upon plants

In the wild New South Wales Department of Environment during research undertaken by Durbin in 1996, it is and Conservation, 2004 thought that the stunted apical areas and a multi- ISBN: 174122 135 8 sided branch spreading structure of some plants may be indicative of goat grazing (C. Gross pers. 4. Habitat comm.). • 4.1 Binghi Torrington State Recreation Area Topography and elevation • 4.2 Guy Fawkes River National Park The first populations surveyed in this region were – eastern population found alongside Oaky Creek and on a flat, rocky • 4.3 Guy Fawkes River National Park - western knoll 1 km to the west (Benson 1991). Since this population work, plants have been found throughout the area • 4.4 Chambigne Nature Reserve at elevations ranging from 600 m to 900 m above • 4.5 Enmore – Oxley Wild Rivers National Park sea level on undulating terrain, steep slopes and • 4.6 Geographic Information System (GIS) flat plateaux. Predictive Modelling Geology and soils 4.1 Binghi Torrington State Recreation Area The parent material is Mole Creek Granite, which extends throughout the Binghi area. The rock is • Topography and elevation extremely siliceous, containing a greater than 75% • Geology and soils silica content. The soil formed, is a relatively fine- • Rainfall grained loamy-sand mixture. The soil is poor in • Associated vegetation nutrients and is acidic (Benson 1991). The populations of Grevillea beadleana on the Rainfall Crown Leasehold land (Figure 2) and within Based on data from several nearby properties, the the Torrington State Recreation Area may be Binghi area receives approximately 800 mm of rain contiguous. Further survey work is required in the annually (Bureau of Meteorology in Benson 1991). region. Binghi is the largest naturally vegetated This site would experience higher temperatures region on the north-west slopes of New South and thus greatern evaporation rates than the Guy Wales (Benson 1991). The main land-uses in the Fawkes River National Park population (Benson area include tin mining and rough cattle grazing. 1991). The National Parks Association of NSW proposed the area as a National Park in 1976. However, this Associated vegetation application was withdrawn in response to opposition The vegetation at Binghi is woodland with a shrubby from local miners and graziers (Benson 1991). The understorey component that is sparse on the rocky area was identified as wilderness under section 6 of outcrops. Common trees include Eucalyptus prava, the Wilderness Act 1987 but has not been formally E. andrewsii, E subtilior, Callitris endlicheri and declared. Fires are not frequent in the area of the Angophora floribunda (Clarke et al. 1998). Binghi population. The property owners at Grevillea Downs suggest that the last fire in the area was Common shrub and forb understorey species during the 19823 season (McWhinney pers. comm.) include Acacia granitica, Baeckea densifolia, although Benson (1991) notes that ...on the knoll in Leptospermum brachyandrum, L. brevipes, Notelaea the Binghi area, approximately half of the mature linearis, Mirbellia speciosa, Persoonia terminalis adults were killed in a 1988 fire. Few seedlings subsp. terminalis and Phebalium squamulosum. are present. Part of this area burnt in November Grasses and sedges that frequently occur as mid- 2002, however investigation of the response of dense ground cover include Schoenus ericetorum, G. beadleana to this event has yet to occur. Xanthorrhoea glauca, Lepyrodia leptocaulis, Lomandra longifolia, Aristida armata, Cymbopogon Many of the plants are estimated to be up to obtectus and Eragrostis brownii (Benson 1991). 30 years old, although the longevity of Grevillea beadleana is currently not known. This estimate is based on the time since the last large fire that burnt continued >

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 9 4.2 Guy Fawkes River National Park 4.3 Guy Fawkes River National Park – eastern population – western population • Topography and elevation • Topography and elevation • Geology and soils • Geology and soils • Rainfall • Rainfall • Associated vegetation • Associated vegetation Guy Fawkes River National Park was gazetted The area where Grevillea beadleana occurs was in 1972. Prior to this the land was vacant Crown purchased for inclusion in the Guy Fawkes River In the wild land with licensed occupancies for grazing in some National Park in 1997. Prior to this the land was vacant parts (Reid et al. 1996). The eastern population Crown land with licensed occupancies for grazing in of Grevillea beadleana is located within an area some parts (Reid et al. 1996). The area was identified declared in 1994 as wilderness under the Wilderness as wilderness under section 6 of the Wilderness Act Act 1987. The population of G. beadleana is located 1987 but has not been formally declared. north of Jordan’s trail, along the rim of the gorge, and adjacent to the escarpment walking track. The Topography and elevation population exists in an area of 4.25 hectares (Dwyer The area where Grevillea beadleana occurs is on unpublished data; Gross et al. unpublished data; a small rocky cliff in the Aberfoyle River gorge at an Streat 1997) with most of the older plants nestled elevation of approximately 500 m, with a predominantly among rocks and crevices that afford protection from southerly aspect. The surrounding escarpment rises fire. Many of the seedlings are growing in the loose steeply to over 1000 m, and the Aberfoyle gorge is scree between and below the rocky ridges. The aligned in a north-east to south direction. scree substrate is active and plants are particularly Geology and soils vulnerable to disturbance from landslides. The substrate where the western population occurs Topography and elevation is reported to be skeletal soils over metamorphosed This population occurs at an elevation between 900 Permian sediments (P. Gilmore pers. comm.). m and 1000 m on small rocky ridges and interstitial These sediments include greywacke, slate siliceous scree that form part of a steeply sloping bluff argillite and pebbly mudstone (NSW Department of adjoining an undulating plateau. Mineral Resources 1969). Geology and soils Rainfall The rock outcropping on the bluff is silica-rich The rainfall is estimated to be approximately 800 mm (>75%), leucocratic, felsphatic granite and is part per annum (Bureau of Meteorology in Benson 1991). of a complex of granitic outcrops mapped as the Associated vegetation Chaelundi Granite. Compared to another granitic rock specimen from Guy Fawkes Crags, 8 kms to The associated vegetation in the area where the the north (where Grevillea beadleana is absent), Grevillea beadleana plants were recorded includes the rock has a low content of ferromagnesium open forest consisting of Eucalyptus eugenoides, E. minerals. The soil formed from this parent material tereticornis, Angophora subvelutina, Allocasuarina is a skeletal, highly siliceous, sandy-loam substrate. littoralis, Hovea lanceolata, Jacksonia scoparia, Parsonsia straminea, Melichrus adpressus, Rainfall Lomandra sp., Aristida sp., and Goodenia hederacea The rainfall is estimated to be approximately 1000 mm ssp. hederacea (P. Gilmour pers. comm.). per annum (Bureau of Meteorology in Benson 1991). 4.4 Chambigne Nature Reserve Associated vegetation • Topography and elevation The vegetation is sparse among the outcrops • Geology and soils and currently large trees are dying as a result • Rainfall of unstable substrate conditions. In the upper • Associated vegetation stratum Eucalyptus campanulata and the rare E. michaeliana dominate with the occasional This site is located within Chambigne Nature Lophostemon confertus. The middle stratum is Reserve south-west of Grafton, in the headwaters of dominated by a species of Leptospermum, Shannon Creek which forms part of the catchment Allocasuarina littoralis and Notelaea microcarpa of the lower Orara River. Although the land is along with Grevillea beadleana. Scattered clumps managed by DEC access to the land is negotiated of grasses, herbs and sedges make up the ground through private property. The population is located stratum with the most common species being on a mesa-like outcrop. Six of the plants are Gonocarpus teucrioides, Lepidosperma laterale, huddled on the western side of the site on a rock Poa sieberi, Stipa ramosissma, Pomax umbellata and a species of Aristida (Benson 1991). continued >

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 10 ledge that probably affords protection from fire. The Phebalium woombye, Phyllanthus hirtellus, Nature Reserve requires a thorough investigation Platysace ericoides, Tetratheca thymifolia, for further occurrences of Grevillea beadleana and Trachymene incisa, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii for a full floristic inventory. Surveys of the area in (National Parks and Wildlife Service 1995). Further 1994 and 1995 revealed that there were only nine detailed surveys are required. G. beadleana plants present over an area of about 2 hectares and later surveys only located six plants. 4.5 Enmore – Oxley Wild Rivers National Park A subsequent investigation in early 1998 found the

In the wild • Topography and elevation population reduced to three adult plants and one • Geology and soils seedling with the cause of the decline unknown. • Rainfall • Associated vegetation Topography and elevation The area is an isolated plateau rising approximately This site, located on private property and within the 150200 m above the adjacent valleys of Deep Creek Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, is 25 kms south to the west and Shannon Creek to the east. Cliffs of Armidale, in the catchment of the Macleay River. and very steep slopes bound the area on the west Access to the land is through private property and and south, and more moderate slopes to the east is currently being negotiated with the landowner. and north. In places on the southern boundary the The area requires a thorough investigation for cliffs are up to 75 m high and are a series of broken further occurrences of Grevillea beadleana and for ledges with numerous caves, overhangs and clefts. a full floristic inventory. The area was identified as The top of the plateau is semi-circular, with a long wilderness under section 6 of the Wilderness Act ridge on the western side extending to the north. 1987 but has not been formally declared. This section The plateau is relatively flat, with a number of high of Oxley Wild Rivers National Park was included on points rising to a maximum of 285 m above sea the World Heritage List in 1994, as part of the Central level. The area forms the upper catchment of an Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia. unnamed tributary of Shannon Creek. Topography and elevation Geology and soils The area is on the edge of the New England The geology of the area comprises Jurassic tableland, at an elevation of 950 m above sea level. Kangaroo Creek Sandstone, consisting of quartz The slopes of the escarpment are very steep, falling sandstone and feldspathic quartz sandstone. This away for 450 m to Salisbury Waters. substrate produces a coarse-grained sandy soil, Geology and soils with free drainage. The high quartz content produces a soil of low fertility. Although no soil samples have A preliminary investigation revealed that the yet been analysed, descriptions have been of poor, underlying bedrock is granite, producing a sandy skeletal sandy type soil. loam substrate (L. Copeland pers. comm.). Geology maps for the area indicate that the granite type Rainfall is Blue Knobby Ademellite, a biotite ademellite The rainfall is approximately 1200 mm per year. (Department of Mineral Resources 1988). Associated vegetation Rainfall The vegetation is dry open forest dominated by The estimated rainfall is 750 mm per year. Eucalyptus psammitica and Corymbia gummifera Associated vegetation with a dry shrub understorey. Pockets of mesic vegetation may be found in small areas, such as The vegetation is a layered woodland dominated those with impeded drainage, at the base of cliffs by Eucalyptus youmanii and E. bridgesiana with a or in fire-free areas such as cliff benches and clefts. shrub understorey of Leptospermum brevipes and The area contains populations of two Endangered Grevillea beadleana. The ground cover consists of Species (Grevillea beadleana and Melichrus a well developed grass layer of Themeda australis hirsutus), one undescribed species (Bertya sp. and Aristida spp. Rare species recorded at the site nov.), one rare species (Dodonaea hirsuta) and include Zieria sp. nov, an undescribed species, one poorly known species (Eucalyptus psammitica) Eucalyptus magnificata and Acacia ingramii (L. (Sheringham & Westaway 1995). Copeland pers. comm.). Other species recorded at this site include Acacia 4.6 Geographic Information System (GIS) concurrens, A. hispidula, A. venosa, Allocasuarina Predictive Modelling littoralis, Brachyloma daphnoides, Chloanthes Durbin (1996) developed a predictive model for parviflora, Daviesia wyattiana, Eriachne pallescens, Grevillea beadleana that showed that the area Hibbertia acuminata, H. vestita, Hovea longifolia, Jacksonia scoparia, Leptospermum trinervium, Melichrus procumbens, Patersonia sericea, continued >

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 11 between the Queensland-NSW border and Glen Last updated: Monday, 03-Sep-2007 07:39:25 EST Innes contains the most suitable habitat for the species. The model selected current and historical Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage sites and highlighted many other areas throughout and the Arts the region that may contain suitable habitat for the GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia species. The Binghi region was not included in the Telephone: +61 (0)2 6274 1111 ABN model due to inadequate data being available for this area. In the wild

Koji Miyazaki

Growing Grevilleas in Japan A request for information from Koji Miyazaki who is Even growers are not really certain which species/ a member of APS (in many states) and as well the hybrids they are growing, where the plants are from, Garden Design Study Group. and how to grow the plants correctly. I think it is not good situation at all for Japanese growers and for the About myself consumers as well. I am a gardener/planting designer specialised in I have, therefore, decided to provide the correct Australian native plants in Yokohama city Japan (next information about native plants to both customers to Tokyo). I learnt horticulture at TAFE Tasmania as and growers as much as I can. I would like to write an overseas student for two years from 1998 to 1999 a plant book for each major native plant. For my first (awarded the prize for the best student in 1999). work, I chose Grevillea, because this plant is quite After graduated from TAFE course, I moved to Sydney unique and is very popular to both Australian and In your garden In your and worked for a garden centre in Willoughby and a Japanese. landscape design company in Warriewood. I worked It is so difficult for Japanese people, including myself, as a casual nursery man in the garden centre for one to recognise the difference of Grevillea hybrids. We year and as a permanent gardener in the landscape need a reliable guide book about the native plants design company for two years in total. written in Japanese language soon. When I was in Australia, I, of course, loved Australian native plants, but was not interested in that much as The importance of receiving the completed I am now. forms from you Although I am specialized in Australian native plants, I came back to Japan and settled in Yokohama. And it may be difficult to obtain the latest information such established my own business `Gokasya’ in 2009. as new released hybrid, specific plants photos and I started as a ‘normal’ gardener at first, but over so on from Japan. So that I would like a help from time, I had missed Australian plants deeply. After a experts and the latest plants data from Australia. deliberation, I decided to be a gardener specialising All the forms I receive from Australia will be essential in Australian native plants. to complete my project.I am sure that I will be able to The name of Gokasya is derived from the mean of find a lot of hints for the project from the completed ‘Australian flower company ’ in Japanese characters. forms. (e.g. Trendy plants, suitable soil condition, plants’ habitat and hardiness etc…) Now I am trying to pioneer Australian plants in a coastal area called ‘Shonan’ where the native plants I presume that I should pick up 100 of suitable could demonstrate well, their ability to grow in harsh Grevilleas to Japan’s climate. (The number of 50 conditions such as strong wind and salt splash. plants is too small to publish a book, and over 100 is too much work to me, probably.) I am a member of APS NSW, TAS, VIC, and WA. Also a member of GDSG. In completing the attached form will lead my project to a success. The purpose of my project Thank you for your interest and cooperation in this Australian native plants are getting more popular survey. in Japan recent days. You can see them almost everywhere in Japan. However, people here are Koji Miyazaki not provided much information about the plants, continued > unfortunately.

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 12 Questionnaire for Grevilleas

Pease find 10 minutes to answer the Q6: Write down five Grevilleas you following questions regarding Grevilleas. would recommend for pot culture (Answers may be duplicated.) ______Q1: Where do you reside?  QLD  NSW ______ ACT  VIC ______ SA  WA

Questionnaire  NT ______City/Suburb:______Q7: Write down five suitable Grevilleas Q2: List the Grevilleas growing for hedges in your garden ______

Q3: Write down your favourite Grevilleas ______Q8: Write down five suitable Grevilleas ______as groundcovers ______

______Q4: Write down five Grevilleas you would recommend for a large garden ______

______Q9: Write down five suitable Grevilleas for ______a shady position ______

______Q5: Write down five Grevilleas you would recommend for a very small garden ______

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October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 13 Q10: Write down five suitable Grevilleas Q13: Write down five suitable Grevilleas for cutting flowers for the city of Yokohama, Japan ______(It has very hot and humid summer, sometimes gets to more than 35°, more ______than 40 days of rain season prior to the summer, and quite cold winter, could get ______to below 0° and snow) ______

Questionnaire ______

______Q11: Write down five hardy Grevilleas you have grown ______

______Q14: What is your recommended recipe for ______soil/potting mix for Grevilleas ______

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______Q12: Write your favourite Grevilleas for each flower colour ______

Red:______Q15: Write your growing tips for Grevilleas Orange:______Yellow:______White & Cream:______Pink:______Others:______Thank you so much for your time and cooperation. I would like to review your answers effectively for writing my Grevillea book. Koji Miyazaki

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 14 Fred Hort

Hi Peter and Neil My brother Bert Hort lives in the Central Wheatbelt town of Quairading. He is a DEC volunteer with Direct deposits can be made into the particular interest in surveying rare flora. He had Grevillea Study Group account approval to search a large private bush block on Morison Road, Shire of Kellerberrin c. 20 km NW BSB 112-879

of Bruce Rock. Yesterday he completed a survey Account Number 016526630 (St George Bank). of G. dryandroides subsp. hirsuta T. He said he counted 1443 mature plants and 108 dead ones Please notifiy the Treasurer over an area of c. 600m x 100m. He is hoping to of transfer see what else is at this location. The bushland by email ([email protected]) In your garden In your is c. 3.3 km NS X 2.4 km EW – quite large for a piece of uncleared wheatbelt private property. or by post to Cheers Grevillea Study Group, Fred 32 Blanche St Oatley, NSW 2223

Seed Bank Matt Hurst 37 Heydon Ave, Wagga Wagga 2650 NSW Please include a stamped self addressed envelope. Phone (02) 6925 1273

$1.50 + s.a.e. Free + s.a.e.

Grevillea aurea Grevillea nudiflora Grevillea banksii – grey leaf form Grevillea leucopteris Grevillea baileyana Grevillea occidentalis Grevillea banksii – red tree form Grevillea longistyla

Seed bank Grevillea candelabroides Grevillea paniculata Grevillea banksii – red prostrate Grevillea mimosoides Grevillea drummondii Grevillea polybotrya Grevillea Bon Accord Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ Grevillea decora Grevillea pteridifolia Grevillea caleyi Grevillea ‘Moonlight x Ivanhoe’? Grevillea decurrens Grevillea pulchella Grevillea crithmifolia Grevillea occidentalis Grevillea eriobotrya Grevillea quercifolia Grevillea decora Grevillea plurijuga Grevillea eriostachya Grevillea refracta Grevillea didymobotrya Grevillea pteridifolia Grevillea glauca Grevillea ramosissima Grevillea diversifolia Grevillea robusta Grevillea johnsonii Grevillea stenobotrya ssp subtersericata Grevillea ‘Sandra Gordon’ Grevillea leucopteris Grevillea superba Grevillea eriostachya Grevillea superba Grevillea longistyla Grevillea teretifolia Grevillea floribunda Grevillea synapheae Grevillea magnifica Grevillea tetragonoloba Grevillea goodii subsp goodii Grevillea tripartita ssp macrostylis Grevillea magnifica Grevillea triloba Grevillea johnsonii Grevillea vestita ssp magnifica Grevillea triternata Grevillea johnsonii ‘Orange’ Grevillea wilkinsonii Grevillea monticola Grevillea wickamii Grevillea nana ssp aprica ssp abbreviatta Grevillea wilsonii Please note: seed from hybrid -substitute -cultivated plants does Grevillea newbeyi not necessarily come true to type.

Fresh stocks of garden seed are desperately needed as most species are almost out of seed. Can members asking for seed please give an alternative list in case some species are no longer in stock. It is preferred if requests are sent with a small padded post pack. It costs less to send at approx $1.50 per letter than padding an envelope at $2.00 each or more so the seed will survive the trip down the sorting rollers. It’s a good idea to send extra stamps with requests as extra postage is usually needed to be paid with almost every request. Leftover stamps would be sent back with your seed.

October 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 90 15 Financial Report – October 2011 Email Group Income This email group was begun by John and Ruth Subscriptions $490.00 Sparrow from Queensland. Free membership. Interest 82.10 To subscribe, go to groups.yahoo.com and register, Donations 30.00 using the cyber-form provided. You must provide Seeds 20.00 a user name and password as well as your email address to enable continuing access to the site $622.91 which houses all emails and discussions to date. Expenditure Newsletter publishing $240.00 You will receive a confirming email back and then you are able to access the site wherein you Printing 311.10 can select the groups to which you would like to The back page The back Postage 89.90 subscribe. In this case search for ‘grevilleas’ and Seeds 127.60 then subscribe. Bank fees 5.00 Following this you will receive the latest emails $773.60 regularly in your email to which you can respond. This is a good way to encourage new growers Amount in interest bearing deposit till 29/2/2012 and those interested in the genus. $27,189.56 Postmessage: [email protected] Balance in current account 4/10/2011 Subscribe: [email protected] $7,334.74 Unsubscribe:[email protected] Balance in business cheque account 4/10/2011 List owner: [email protected] $1,420.97 URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ grevilleas Office Bearers Leader Online Contact Peter Olde 1. President’s email address 140 Russell Lane, Oakdale NSW 2570 [email protected] Phone (02) 4659 6598 2. The email group Email [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer and Newsletter Editor 3. URL for Grevillea Study Group website http://asgap.org.au/grevSG/index.html Christine Guthrie 32 Blanche Street, Oatley NSW 2223 Phone (02) 9579 4093 Deadline for articles for the next newsletter Email [email protected] is 31 January 2012, please send your articles to Curator of Living Collection [email protected] before this date. Neil Marriott PO Box 107, Stawell Vic 3380 If a cross appears in the box, your subscription is due. Phone (03) 5356 2404 or 0458 177 989 Please send to the Treasurer, Christine Guthrie, Email [email protected] 32 Blanche Street, Oatley 2223. Curator of Illawarra Grevillea Park, Bulli Please make all cheques payable to the Ray Brown Grevillea Study Group. 29 Gwythir Avenue, Bulli NSW 2516 Phone (02) 4284 9216 2010 2011 Curator of Seed Bank If a cross appears in both boxes Matt Hurst this will be your last newsletter. 37 Heydon Ave, Wagga Wagga 2650 NSW Phone (02) 6925 1273

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