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Banksia Verae
''Banksia'' subg. ''Banksia'' is a valid botanic name for a subgenus of ''Banksia''. As an autonym (botany), autonym, it necessarily contains the type species of ''Banksia'', ''Banksia serrata, B. serrata'' (Saw Banksia). Within this constraint, however, there have been various circumscriptions. ''Banksia verae'' ''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' can be traced back to ''Banksia verae'', an unranked taxon published by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773), Robert Brown in his 1810 ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen''. Under Brown's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia, Brown's arrangement, ''Banksia'' was divided into two groups based on inflorescence shape. ''Banksia verae'' was defined as containing those ''Banksia'' taxa with the elongate flower spike typical of ''Banksia'', and it thus contained all but one species. The remaining species, ''Banksia ilicifolia, B. ilicifolia'' (Holly-leaved Banksia), has a dome-shaped head and so was placed alone in ''Isos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banksia Serrata
''Banksia serrata'', commonly known as the saw banksia, the old man banksia, the saw-tooth banksia or the red honeysuckle and as wiriyagan by the Cadigal people, is a species of woody shrub or tree of the genus ''Banksia'', in the family Proteaceae. Native to the east coast of Australia, it is found from Queensland to Victoria with outlying populations on Tasmania and Flinders Island. Commonly growing as a gnarled tree up to 16 m (50 ft) in height, it can be much smaller in more exposed areas. This ''Banksia'' species has wrinkled grey bark, shiny dark green serrated leaves and large yellow or greyish-yellow flower spikes appearing over summer. The flower spikes, or inflorescences, turn grey as they age and pollinated flowers develop into large, grey, woody seed pods called follicles. ''B. serrata'' is one of the four original ''Banksia'' species collected by Sir Joseph Banks in 1770, and one of four species published in 1782 as part of Carolus Linnaeus the Younger's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
