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Silk Oak

සිල්ක් ඕක් மலைச் சவுக்கு

Grevillea robusta

Least concern

Silk Oak
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Overview

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 and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a tree with deeply dissected, divided leaves, golden yellow to orange flowers with red blotches and flattened, elliptic to oval fruit.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Grevillea robusta — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): மலைச் சவுக்கு — CC BY-SA 4.0