Grevillea robusta
Grevillea robusta
A. Cunn. ex R. Br.
| Ordre | Proteales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Proteaceae |
| Genre | Grevillea |
2n =
Origine : est de l'Australie
sauvage et cultivé
| Français | |
|---|---|
| Anglais |
Résumé des usages
- arbre d'ombrage (plantations de café)
- bois d'œuvre
- brise-vent
- ornemental
- arbre d'alignement
- mellifère
- feuilles : engrais vert
Description
Noms populaires
| français | |
| anglais | Australian silky oak, silk bark oak, silky oak, silver oak ; selano, warra-garra (Australie) (Mansfeld) |
| tamoul | savukkumaram (Mansfeld) |
| Thaïlande | son india (Mansfeld) |
| Vietnam | ngân hoa, trãi byan (Mansfeld) |
Classification
Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. ex R. Br. (1830)
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
In South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Peru), Central America (El Salvador), E and Central Africa (here very popular in agroforestry systems), India, Thailand and Java cultivated as shade tree in plantations of coffee and tea; leaves as green manure (India). In E Africa and Israel used as windbreak and on Java for reforestation. In the tropics and subtropics often planted as street tree and as ornamental, also as honey plant (even in USA: California, Florida, Hawaii). The elastic and durable wood used for making veneer and in cabinetry.
Mansfeld.
Références
- Bekele-Tesemma, Azene, 2007. Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia. Identification, propagation and management for 17 agroclimatic zones. Nairobi, ICRAF - RELMA. 550 p. (Technical Manual 6). Voir l'article
- Rollet, Bernard et coll., 2010. Arbres des Petites Antilles. Tome 1 : Introduction à la dendrologie. 276 p. Tome 2 : Description des espèces. 866 p. + 46 pl. coul. + CD de photos sur l'anatomie du bois. Basse-Terre, ONF. Voir sur Pl@ntUse.