| Grevillea gillivrayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. gillivrayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea gillivrayi | |
| Synonyms | |
Hakea gillivrayi (Hook.) Christenh. & Byng | |
Grevillea gillivrayi is a shrub or small tree in the family Proteacae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. [1]
The species grows up to 10 metres in height [1] It is a manganese accumulator. [2]
New Caledonia is a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia, and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and a few remote islets. The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea. French people, especially locals, call Grande Terre "Le Caillou".
The geography of New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie), an overseas collectivity of France located in the subregion of Melanesia, makes the continental island group unique in the southwest Pacific. Among other things, the island chain has played a role in preserving unique biological lineages from the Mesozoic. It served as a waystation in the expansion of the predecessors of the Polynesians, the Lapita culture. Under the Free French it was a vital naval base for Allied Forces during the War in the Pacific.
Nouméa is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city of Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians, Ni-Vanuatu and Kanaks who work in one of the South Pacific's most industrialised cities. The city lies on a protected deepwater harbour that serves as the chief port for New Caledonia.
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Joseph Charles Hippolyte Crosse was a French conchologist.
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Grevillea exul is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteacae, endemic to New Caledonia.
The BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Nouméa, New Caledonia since 2004
The Nemi language is a Kanak language spoken by 320 people in the north of New Caledonia, in the commune of Hienghène. Dialects include Ouanga, Ouélis, and Kavatch.
Pije (Pinje) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, in the commune of Hienghène.
Fwâi (Poai) is a Kanak language of New Caledonia, in the commune of Hienghène.
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The vice president of the Government of New Caledonia is a political position in the Government of New Caledonia. According to the Nouméa Accord, Vice President in the collegial government system needs to come from a pro-independence party if the President comes from an anti-independence party and the other way round whenever the President comes from a pro-independence party.
Hugh Shaw MacKee previously known as Hugh Shaw McKee was a botanist who was born in Northern Ireland, but who collected in Australia and Oceania, and finally in New Caledonia, where together with his wife and other collaborators, he collected over 46,000 specimens.
An independence referendum was held in New Caledonia on 4 October 2020. The poll was the second to be held under the terms of the Nouméa Accord, following a similar referendum in 2018.
An independence referendum was held in New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific, on 12 December 2021. The poll was the third and final to be held under the terms of the Nouméa Accord, following votes in 2018 and 2020, in which independence was rejected by 56.7% and 53.3% respectively.
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