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Grevillea vuniana

Grevillea vuniana, commonly known as Lanterne rouge d’Unia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae endemic to New Caledonia's Southern province. It is a small tree with elliptic leaves and clusters of twenty to forty reddish flowers.

Description
Grevillea vuniana is a shrub or small tree that typically grows to a height of up to . Its leaves are egg-shaped, elliptic, spatula-shaped to wedge-shaped mostly long, wide on a petiole long. The flowers are borne in groups of 20 to 40 on the ends of branches, on a peduncle long, each flower on a pedicel long and reddish. The fruit is flattened, ridged and glabrous with the remain of the style attached. == Taxonomy ==
Taxonomy
Grevillea vuniana was first formally described in 2020 by Yohan Pillon in the journal Phytotaxa . The specific epithet (vuniana) is from the name of the nearby tribe of Unia ("Vunia" in the local language), where the plant was located. == Distribution and habitat ==
Distribution and habitat
Grevillea vuniana has only been seen in the vicinity of Lake Chakeke. It is found in a low wet forest and along the forest edge, where it is in proximity to a temporary lake and a temporary river. Its population size is assumed to be very small and the area it occupies is assumed to be about . == See also ==
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