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Grevillea
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Grevillea
a large genus of Australian shrubs or small trees in the family Proteaceae; seeds and pods of a few species contain cyanogenetic glycosides but poisoning is not recorded; includes G. banksii, G. helmsiae, G. robusta (silky oak). Some species also have caustic resins on their seed pods, e.g. G. pyramidalis, G. mimosoides.


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My study of the holly grevilleas is just one example of evolution-related research currently being conducted in the Systematics Laboratory in the School of Botany at The University of Melbourne.
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