Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. ex R. Br.
Southern silky oak; Silk oak; silky oak; silver oak; Australian silver oak
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Australische Silbereiche | |
| English | Southern silky oak; Silk oak; silky oak; silver oak; Australian silver oak | |
| Français | chêne soyeux d'Australie; chêne gris | |
| Italiano | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Suomi | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Norsk | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Čeština | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Español | Roble australiano; Roble de seda; Grevillea robusta | |
| Svenska | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Polski | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Український | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Român | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Русский | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Български | Australische Silbereiche | |
| EESTI | Australische Silbereiche | |
| 日本語 | Australische Silbereiche | |
| Other names | he-oka (ZA); Australiese solwereik (NL) |
Origin
| States and Territories | Australia (SE-Queensland, NE-New South Wales); tropical Africa [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Taiwan [I]; Ryukyu Isl. [I]; Java [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; India [I]; Nepal [I]; Jamaica [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Haiti [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Ecuador [I]; Mexico [I]; Bolivia [I]; Argentina [I]; Venezuela [I]; Colombia [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (Tortola [I]); Guadeloupe [I]; Montserrat [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Lord Howe Isl. [I]; Norfolk Isl. [I]; China [I] (Fujian [I], Guangdong [I], Guangxi [I], Jiangxi [I], Sichuan [I], Yunnan [I], Zhejiang [I]); Taiwan [I]; tropics [I]; subtropics [I]; Malesia [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Jaluit [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I]); Niue [I]; Guam [I]; New Zealand [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Madagascar [I]; Mozambique [I]; Canary Isl. [I] (Gran Canaria [I]); Cape Verde Isl. [I] (Santo Antao Isl. [I], Fogo Isl. [I]); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Lanai [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Myanmar [I]; Pakistan [I]; Philippines [c]; Bangladesh [I]; Vietnam [I]; Borneo [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I], California [I]); Morocco [I]; Libya [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Honduras [I]; Cameroon [I]; Guinea [I]; São Tomé [I]; D.R.Congo [Zaire] [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Proteales | |||
| Family | Proteaceae | |||
| Genus | Grevillea | |||
| Species | robusta | |||
| Author citation | A. Cunn. ex R. Br. | |||
| Scientific name | Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. ex R. Br. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/progrrob.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot/gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D auffällige Spiegel (grosse Holzstralen) auf radialen Flächen /E with conspicuous silver grain (high rays) on radial surface /F fortement maillé (rayons très hauts) sur la surface radial /P superficie radial com figura listrada (prateada) muito conspôcua (raios altos) /S superficie radial con veteado plateado conspicuo (radios altos) | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 500.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 590.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
Grevillea robusta , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson