Banksia bella
Wongan Dryandra | |
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Banksia bella at Wongan Hills Nature Reserve | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Banksia |
Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
Series: | Banksia ser. Dryandra |
Species: | B. bella |
Binomial name | |
Banksia bella A.R.Mast and K.R.Thiele | |
Synonyms | |
Dryandra pulchella Meisn. |
Banksia bella, commonly known as the Silver Wongan Dryandra or Wongan Dryandra, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. Unusual amongst dryandras, its foliage is glaucous-grey in colour.
B. bella was known as Dryandra pulchella until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As there was already a plant named Banksia pulchella (Teasel Banksia), Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet; their choice, "bella", is from the Latin bellus ("beautiful").
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 pulchella Meisn.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
External links
Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- "Dryandra pulchella Meisn.". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- "Dryandra pulchella Meisn.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- "Banksia bella A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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