Grevillea whiteana, also known as Mundubbera Grevillea, is an erect shrub or tree which is endemic

Endemic (ecology)

Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...

 to Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

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Description

The species grows to a height of between 2 and 9 metres in height. Its cream flowers are produced from early autumn to mid spring (March to October in Australia).

Taxonomy

The type specimen was obtained from Glenwood Station, 48.3 kilometres south-west of Mundubbera

Mundubbera, Queensland

Mundubbera is a town in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Burnett Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre, Bundaberg. Mundubbera is built on the bank on the Burnett River...

 in 1974. By 1986 it was brought into horticulture and sold under the names Grevillea 'Munduberra' or Grevillea 'Honeycomb'. The species was formally described in 1986 by botanist Donald McGillivray

Donald McGillivray

Donald John McGillivray in New South Wales, Australia, and is usually known as D.J. McGillivray. He is an Australian botanical taxonomist...

, who gave it the name Grevillea whiteana, in honour of C. T. White, government botanist of Queensland from 1918 to 1950.

Distribution

The species occurs in south-east Queensland from Boondooma northward to Mundubbera and also on Mt Walsh

Mount Walsh National Park

Mount Walsh is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 230 km northwest of Brisbane.A prominent landmark in the Biggenden region is the granite bluff area of Mount Walsh which rises to 703 m above sea leven in the northern part of park. The summit has three peaks...

 near Biggenden

Biggenden, Queensland

Biggenden is a town situated on the Isis Highway in southern Queensland, Australia, 339 km north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and 84 km west of Maryborough. At the 2006 census, Biggenden had a population of 644....

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