Banksia bipinnatifida
Banksia bipinnatifida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Banksia |
Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
Species: | B. bipinnatifida |
Binomial name | |
Banksia bipinnatifida (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele | |
Subspecies | |
Banksia bipinnatifida subsp. bipinnatifida |
Banksia bipinnatifida is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.
Description
It grows as a prostrate shrub with an underground stem and a lignotuber. It has few leaves; these are deeply lobes, and the lobes are themselves deeply lobed, giving the impression of a bipinnate leaf structure. Inflorescences are shades of pink, cream and yellow.
Distribution and habitat
It occurs along the Darling Plateau from Eneabba south to around Manjimup.
Taxonomy
Specimens of B. bipinnatifida were first collected by Charles Fraser near the Swan River during the Stirling expedition of 1827. A formal description was published in 1830 by Robert Brown, who named it Dryandra bipinnatifida; the specific epithet is a Latinised form of the word "bipinnatifid", in reference to the bipinnate appearance of the leaves. In 2007, all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele; hence its current name is Banksia bipinnatifida (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele.
Two subspecies are recognised: B. b. subsp. bipinnatifida has larger, longer leaves with wider lobes, and a larger inflorescence, than B. a. subsp. multifida.
References
- Cavanagh, Tony; Pieroni, Margaret (2006). The Dryandras. Melbourne: Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria); Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. ISBN 1-876473-54-1.
- Mast, Austin R.; Thiele, Kevin (2007). "The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany 20: 63–71. doi:10.1071/SB06016.
- "Dryandra bipinnatifida R.Br.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
External links
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- "Dryandra bipinnatifida R.Br.". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- "Dryandra bipinnatifida R.Br.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- "Banksia bipinnatifida (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.