GrevilleaGrevillea Index Grevillea eriostachya (Honey Grevillea) Grevillea juncifolia (Desert Grevillea) Grevillea stenobotrya (Rattlepod Grevillea) Grevillea striata (Beefwood) Grevillea wickhamii (Holly Grevillea)
The Beefwood (Grevillea striata) is an Australian native shrub / tree, that occurs as scattered trees in open Acacia and Eucalyptus woodland, as well as in Triodias spinifex and grassland and shrubland communities. Growing mainly in sandy and gravelley soils on plains and near watercourses, the Beefwood is found in Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.
The Beefwood is known to exhibit a range of growth forms, from a shrub to a tree (up to 15 metres in height). They have striking cream colour flowers in cylindrical spikes (late spring to summer), contrasting against the dark brown branches and furrowed trunk. The leaves are long and straplike, measuring 10 to 45 cm long and 1 cm wide, have ridges and grooves along the underside. The woody seed capsules are beaked, about 1.5 cm long.
Being a durable wood and the fact that it readily splits, the timber has been used in the past for fence posts and shingles. The Beefwood has an intense red colour heartwood.
Aboriginal Culture
The sap from the tree was used by Aboriginal people for medicinal purposes. The sap was also mixed with spinifex to create a cement glue for joining together parts of weapons and tools.
Common names
Beefwood, Western Beefwood, Beef silky oak, Beef Oak and Silvery Honeysuckle. The Arrernte name is Ityentye (pronouced I-JIN-ja).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Eudicots
- Order: Proteales
- Family: Proteaceae
- Genus: Grevillea
- Species: G. striata
- Binomial name: Grevillea striata
GrevilleaGrevillea Index Grevillea eriostachya (Honey Grevillea) Grevillea juncifolia (Desert Grevillea) Grevillea stenobotrya (Rattlepod Grevillea) Grevillea striata (Beefwood) Grevillea wickhamii (Holly Grevillea)
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