Grevillea decurrens

Grevillea decurrens, also known as the clothes-peg tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub or tree with divided leaves, the lobes elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, and conical groups of pink or cream-coloured flowers.

Description

A small tree. It grows 3-5 m tall. The leaves are deeply divided into 2-5 pairs. The whole leaf is 12-30 cm long and the lobes are 5-16 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are pale pink. They are 2-3.5 cm long. They are along a stalk 5-15 cm long. The fruit are round with a thick walled woody capsule. This is brown when ripe. It contains 2 papery winged seeds.

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The seeds are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It suits tropical regions. It grows in open forest. It is often on shallow gravely soils. It needs well drained soils. It needs a warm sunny position.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. The seed should be fresh. Seed can be soaked for 24 hours in warm water.

Notes

There are 250 Grevillea species.

Synonyms

References (8)

• Brock, J., 1993, Native Plants of Northern Australia, Reed. p 199
• Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 200
• Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D., 1995, Flora of the Darwin Region. Vol 2. Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin No 20. p 122
• Elliot, W.R., & Jones, D.L., 1992, Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. Vol 4. Lothian. p 44
• Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 113

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