Telopea
E472383
Telopea is a small genus of striking Australian flowering shrubs best known for the waratah, a state floral emblem characterized by its large, bright red inflorescences.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | fire-adapted ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| describedBy | Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Proteaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floralEmblemOf | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerCharacteristic | large inflorescences ⓘ |
| flowerColor | bright red ⓘ |
| fruitType | woody follicle ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
heathland
ⓘ
sclerophyll forest ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | waratah ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Greek language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Telopea aspera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telopea mongaensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Telopea oreades NERFINISHED ⓘ Telopea speciosissima NERFINISHED ⓘ Telopea truncata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | dense terminal head ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek "telopos" meaning "seen from afar" ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
eastern Australia ⓘ |
| order | Proteales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination |
bird-pollinated
ⓘ
insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| regenerationStrategy |
resprouting from lignotuber after fire
ⓘ
seed germination after fire ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | compound flower head ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| subfamily | Grevilleoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Telopea speciosissima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cut flower crop
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1810 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.