About Silky oak
Grevillea robusta, commonly known as the southern silky oak, silk oak or silky oak, silver oak or Australian silver oak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. Despite its common names, it is unrelated to true oaks, which belong to the family Fagaceae. Grevillea robusta is a tree, and is the largest species in its genus. It is a native of eastern coastal Australia, growing in riverine, subtropical and dry rainforest environments.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grevillea robusta
- Genus
- Grevillea
- Family
- PROTEACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as shade tree
- Native to
- Eastern Australia
- Distribution
- Tropics and sub-tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- काँगियो (वनस्पति)
- Bengali
- ৰূপসী Rupasi
- Tamil
- மலைச் சவுக்கு, சில்வர் ஓக், வெள்ளோக்கு
- Kannada
- ಸಿಲ್ವರ್ ಮರ
- Malayalam
- സിൽവർ ഓക്ക്, Grevillea robusta
Proteaceae
Protea/Grevillea family
Silky oak belongs to the Proteaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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