''Banksia'' subg. ''Banksia'' is a valid botanic name for a

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of ''

Banksia ''Banksia'' is a genus of around 170 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and woody fruiting "cones" and head ...

''. As an

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, it necessarily contains the

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of ''Banksia'', '' 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

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in his 1810 ''

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''. Under Brown's arrangement, ''Banksia'' was divided into two groups based on

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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, '' B. ilicifolia'' (Holly-leaved Banksia), has a dome-shaped head and so was placed alone in ''

Isostylis ''Banksia'' subg. ''Isostylis'' is a subgenus of ''Banksia''. It contains three closely related species, all of which occur only in Southwest Western Australia. Members of subgenus ''Isostylis'' have dome-shaped flower heads that are superfic ...

''. Brown published a further eleven species in 1830, placing all of them in ''Banksia verae''. The 1830 circumscription of ''Banksia verae'' was as follows: :''

'' ::''Banksia verae'' :::'' B. pulchella'' :::'' B. sphærocarpa'' :::'' B. nutans'' :::'' B. ericifolia'' :::'' B. spinulosa'' :::''B. Cunninghamii'' (now ''B. spinulosa'' var. ''cunninghamii'') :::''B. collina'' (now ''B. spinulosa'' var. ''collina'') :::'' B. occidentalis'' :::'' B. littoralis'' :::'' B. marginata'' :::''B. depressa'' (now '' B. marginata'') :::''B. patula'' (now '' B. marginata'') :::''B. australis'' (now '' B. marginata'') :::''B. insularis'' (now '' B. marginata'') :::'' B. integrifolia'' :::''B. compar'' (now ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''compar'') :::'' B. verticillata'' :::'' B. coccinea'' :::'' B. paludosa'' :::'' B. oblongifolia'' :::''B. latifolia'' (now '' B. robur'') :::''B. marcescens'' (now '' B. praemorsa'') :::'' B. media'' :::'' B. attenuata'' :::'' B. Caleyi'' :::'' B. Baueri'' :::'' B. Menziesii'' :::''B. elatior'' (now '' B. aemula'') :::'' B. serrata'' :::'' B. æmula'' :::'' B. dentata'' :::'' B. quercifolia'' :::'' B. speciosa'' :::'' B. Solandri'' :::'' B. grandis'' :::'' B. Baxteri'' :::'' B. Goodii'' :::''B. prostrata'' (now '' B. gardneri'') :::'' B. repens'' :::'' B. Dryandroides'' :::'' B. Brownii'' ::''

'' (one species)

''Eubanksia''

''Banksia verae'' was renamed ''

Eubanksia ''Banksia'' sect. ''Eubanksia'' is an obsolete section of ''Banksia''. There have been two circumscriptions, one of which is synonymous with the recently abandoned ''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' ''sensu'' Alex George, the other having no modern equ ...

'' by

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in his 1847 fourth supplement to '' Genera Plantarum Secundum Ordines Naturales Disposita'', and this name was retained in

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's 1856 arrangement. Meissner gave ''Eubanksia'' sectional rank, further dividing it into four series, ''B.'' ser. ''Abietinæ'', ''B.'' ser. ''Salicinae'', ''B.'' ser. ''Quercinae'' and ''B.'' ser. ''Dryandroideae''. These series were defined in terms of leaf shape alone, and were hence all highly heterogeneous, with the exception of ''B.'' ser. ''Abietinæ'', which contained only (but not all) species with hooked styles. Meissner's 1856 circumscription of ''B.'' sect. ''Eubanksia'' was as follows: :''

'' :: ''B.'' sect. ''Eubanksia'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Abietinæ'' ::::'' B. pulchella'' ::::'' B. Meisneri'' ::::'' B. sphærocarpa'' :::::''B. sphaerocarpa'' var. ''glabrescens'' (now '' B. incana'') ::::''B. pinifolia'' (now '' B. leptophylla'') ::::'' B. nutans'' ::::'' B. ericifolia'' ::::'' B. spinulosa'' ::::'' B. tricuspis'' ::: ''B.'' ser ''Salicinæ'' ::::''B. cunninghamii'' (now ''B. spinulosa'' var. ''cunninghamii'') ::::''B. collina'' (now ''B. spinulosa'' var. ''collina'') ::::'' B. occidentalis'' ::::'' B. littoralis'' ::::''B. cylindrostachya'' (now '' B. attenuata'') ::::'' B. lindleyana'' ::::'' B. marginata'' :::::''B. marginata'' var. ''Cavanillesii'' (now '' B. marginata'') :::::''B. marginata'' var. ''microstachya'' (now '' B. marginata'') :::::''B. marginata'' var. ''humilis'' (now '' B. marginata'') ::::''B. depressa'' (now '' B. marginata'') :::::''B. depressa'' var. ''subintegra'' (now '' B. marginata'') ::::''B. patula'' (now '' B. marginata'') ::::''B. australis'' (now '' B. marginata'') ::::''B. Gunnii'' (now '' B. marginata'') ::::''B. insularis'' (now '' B. marginata'') ::::'' B. integrifolia'' :::::''B. integrifolia'' var. ''minor'' (now ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia'') :::::''B. integrifolia'' var. ''major'' (now ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia'') :::::''B. integrifolia'' var. ''dentata'' (now ''B. robur'') ::::''B. compar'' (now ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''compar'') ::::'' B. paludosa'' ::::'' B. verticillata'' ::::'' B. media'' ::::'' B. attenuata'' ::::''B. elatior'' (now '' B. aemula'') ::::'' B. lævigata'' ::::'' B. Hookeriana'' ::::'' B. prionotes'' ::::'' B. Menziesii'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Quercinæ'' ::::'' B. coccinea'' ::::'' B. sceptrum'' ::::'' B. Baueri'' ::::'' B. ornata'' ::::''B. latifolia'' (now '' B. robur'') ::::''B. marcescens'' (now '' B. praemorsa'') ::::'' B. oblongifolia'' ::::'' B. serrata'' ::::'' B. æmula'' ::::'' B. Caleyi'' :::::''B. caleyi'' var. ''sinuosa'' (now '' B. caleyi'') ::::'' B. Lemanniana'' ::::'' B. quercifolia'' ::::'' B. dentata'' ::::''B. prostrata'' (now '' B. gardneri'') ::::'' B. Goodii'' ::::''B. barbigera'' ::::'' B. repens'' ::::'' B. Solandri'' :::::''B. solandri'' var. ''major'' (now '' B. solandri'') ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Dryandroideæ'' ::::'' B. grandis'' ::::'' B. Baxteri'' ::::'' B. speciosa'' ::::'' B. Victoriæ'' ::::'' B. elegans'' ::::'' B. Candolleana'' ::::'' B. dryandroides'' ::::'' B. Brownii'' :: ''B.'' sect. ''Isostylis'' (one species) The top-level split into ''Eubanksia'' and ''Isostylis'' was abandoned by

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in 1870. Instead, Bentham divided the genus into five section, retaining ''B.'' sect. ''Isostylis'', but dividing the remaining species into four sections.

''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' ''sensu'' George

In 1981, Alex George published a thorough revision of ''Banksia'' in his classic monograph ''

The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae) "The genus ''Banksia'' L.f. (Proteaceae)" is a 1981 monograph by Alex George (botanist), Alex George on the taxonomy of Banksia, taxonomy of the plant genus ''Banksia''. Published by the Western Australian Herbarium as ''Nuytsia (journal), Nuyt ...

''. George reinstated Meissner's ''Eubanksia'' and ''Isostylis'', giving them subgeneric rank. By this time, however, the rules of

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had been formalised in such a way that ''Eubanksia'' was required to take the

''B.'' subg. ''Banksia''. George's arrangement was overturned in 1996 by

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and

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, but in 1999 George published a slightly modified version in his treatment of ''Banksia'' for the ''

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'' series of monographs. George's 1999 arrangement is not universally accepted, and accords poorly with recently published

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analyses, yet it remains the most recently published arrangement. In George's taxonomic arrangement of ''Banksia'', ''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' is further divided into three sections, primarily on the shape of the

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. ''B.'' sect. ''Banksia'' species have a straight or curved, but never hooked, style; this section contains about 50 species that are further divided into nine series. ''B.'' sect. ''Coccinea'' contains a single species, ''

Banksia coccinea ''Banksia coccinea'', commonly known as the scarlet banksia, waratah banksia or Albany banksia, is an erect shrub or small tree in the family (biology), family Proteaceae. Its distribution in the wild is along the Southwest Australia, southwes ...

''. ''B.'' sect. ''Oncostylis'' contains those species whose styles are hooked; it contains about 20 species, which are further divided into four series. It is circumscribed as follows: :''

''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' ''sensu'' Thiele and Ladiges

In 1996,

and Pauline Ladiges published the results of a

analysis of ''Banksia''. They found George's arrangement to accord fairly closely with their inferred

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, so sought to publish a taxonomic arrangement that reflected their phylogeny whilst being minimally disruptive to the then-current arrangement. They accepted both of George's subgenera prior to the analysis, using each as an

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in the analysis of the other. Thus their analysis yielded little information about the circumscription and placement of ''B.'' subg. ''Banksia''. They did find, however, that the subgenus was not

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unless '' B. elegans'' (Elegant Banksia) was excluded. They ended up listing ''B. elegans'' and five other species as ''

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'', but otherwise maintained George's circumscription of the subgenus. In Thiele and Ladiges' taxonomic arrangement of ''Banksia'', ''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' is divided into twelve series. Its placement and circumscription may be summarised as follows: :''

'' :: ''B.'' subg. ''Isostylis'' (three species) ::'' B. elegans'' (''incertae sedis'') ::''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Tetragonae'' ::::'' B. elderiana'' ::::'' B. lemanniana'' ::::'' B. caleyi'' ::::'' B. aculeata'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Lindleyanae'' ::::'' B. lindleyana'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Banksia'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Banksia'' :::::'' B. ornata'' :::::'' B. serrata'' :::::'' B. aemula'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Cratistylis'' :::::'' B. candolleana'' :::::'' B. sceptrum'' :::::'' B. baxteri'' :::::'' B. speciosa'' :::::'' B. menziesii'' :::::'' B. burdettii'' :::::'' B. victoriae'' :::::'' B. hookeriana'' :::::'' B. prionotes'' :::'' B. baueri'' (''incertae sedis'') :::'' B. lullfitzii'' (''incertae sedis'') :::'' B. attenuata'' (''incertae sedis'') :::'' B. ashbyi'' (''incertae sedis'') :::'' B. coccinea'' (''incertae sedis'') ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Prostratae'' ::::'' B. petiolaris'' ::::'' B. repens'' ::::'' B. chamaephyton'' ::::'' B. blechnifolia'' ::::''B. hiemalis'' (now ''B. gardneri'' var. ''hiemalis'') ::::'' B. gardneri'' ::::''B. brevidentata'' (now ''B. gardneri'' var. ''brevidentata'') ::::'' B. goodii'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Cyrtostylis'' ::::'' B. pilostylis'' ::::'' B. media'' ::::'' B. epica'' ::::'' B. praemorsa'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Ochraceae'' ::::'' B. benthamiana'' ::::'' B. audax'' ::::'' B. laevigata'' ::::: ''B. laevigata'' subsp. ''laevigata'' ::::: ''B. laevigata'' subsp. ''fuscolutea'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Grandes'' ::::'' B. grandis'' ::::'' B. solandri'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Salicinae'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Acclives'' :::::'' B. oblongifolia'' :::::'' B. plagiocarpa'' :::::'' B. robur'' :::::'' B. dentata'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Integrifoliae'' :::::'' B. marginata'' :::::'' B. conferta'' :::::''B. penicillata'' (now ''B. conferta'' subsp. ''penicillata'') :::::'' B. paludosa'' :::::'' B. canei'' :::::'' B. saxicola'' :::::'' B. integrifolia'' :::::: ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia'' :::::: ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''monticola'' :::::: ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''compar'' ::::::''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''aquilonia'' (now '' B. aquilonia'') ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Spicigerae'' :::: ''Banksia'' subser. ''Spinulosae'' :::::'' B. spinulosa'' :::::: ''B. spinulosa'' var. ''spinulosa'' :::::: ''B. spinulosa'' var. ''collina'' :::::: ''B. spinulosa'' var. ''cunninghamii'' :::::: ''B. spinulosa'' var. ''neoanglica'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Ericifoliae'' :::::'' B. ericifolia'' :::::: ''B. ericifolia'' var. ''ericifolia'' :::::: ''B. ericifolia'' var. ''macrantha'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Occidentales'' :::::'' B. occidentalis'' :::::'' B. brownii'' :::::'' B. seminuda'' :::::'' B. verticillata'' :::::'' B. littoralis'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Quercinae'' ::::'' B. quercifolia'' ::::'' B. oreophila'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Dryandroideae'' ::::'' B. dryandroides'' ::: ''B.'' ser. ''Abietinae'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Nutantes'' :::::'' B. nutans'' :::::: ''B. nutans'' var. ''nutans'' :::::: ''B. nutans'' var. ''cernuella'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Sphaerocarpae'' :::::'' B. grossa'' :::::''B. dolichostyla'' (now ''B. sphaerocarpa'' var. ''dolichostyla'') :::::'' B. micrantha'' :::::'' B. sphaerocarpa'' :::::: ''B. sphaerocarpa'' var. ''sphaerocarpa'' :::::: ''B. sphaerocarpa'' var. ''caesia'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Leptophyllae'' :::::'' B. telmatiaea'' :::::'' B. scabrella'' :::::'' B. leptophylla'' :::::: ''B. leptophylla'' var. ''melletica'' :::::: ''B. leptophylla'' var. ''leptophylla'' :::::'' B. lanata'' :::: ''B.'' subser. ''Longistyles'' :::::'' B. violacea'' :::::'' B. laricina'' :::::'' B. incana'' :::::'' B. tricuspis'' :::::'' B. pulchella'' :::::'' B. meisneri'' :::::: ''B. meisneri'' var. ''meisneri'' :::::: ''B. meisneri'' var. ''ascendens'': :: ''B.'' ser. ''Dryandra''

''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' ''sensu'' Mast and Thiele

In 2005,

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, Eric Jones and Shawn Havery published the results of their cladistic analyses of DNA sequence data for ''Banksia''. They inferred a

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very greatly different from the accepted taxonomic arrangement, including finding ''Banksia'' to be

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with respect to ''

Dryandra ''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'' is a series of 94 species of shrub to small tree in the plant genus ''Banksia''. It was considered a separate genus named ''Dryandra'' until early 2007, when it was merged into ''Banksia'' on the basis of extensiv ...

''. A new taxonomic arrangement was not published at the time, but early in 2007 Mast and Thiele initiated a rearrangement by transferring ''Dryandra'' to ''Banksia'', and publishing ''B.'' subg. ''Spathulatae'' for the species having spoon-shaped

cotyledon A cotyledon ( ; ; "a cavity, small cup, any cup-shaped hollow", gen. (), ) is a "seed leaf" – a significant part of the embryo within the seed of a plant – and is formally defined as "the embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or mor ...

s. Thus ''B.'' subg. ''Banksia'' was redefined as containing the species lacking spoon-shaped cotyledons. Mast and Thiele have foreshadowed publishing a full arrangement once DNA sampling of ''Dryandra'' is complete.

References

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