Biology:Banksia undata var. splendens

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Short description: Variety of shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to Western Australia

Banksia undata var. splendens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Species:
Variety:
B. u. var. splendens
Trinomial name
Banksia undata var. splendens
(A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
Synonyms

Dryandra praemorsa var. splendens A.S.George

Banksia undata var. splendens is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

It was first published by Alex George in 1996, based on a specimen collected by him two years earlier. The name given was Dryandra praemorsa var. splendens, the varietal epithet referring to the "splendid" flower heads. In 2007, all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As there was already a plant named Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia), Mast and Thiele chose the new specific epithet "undata"; thus the current name of this variety is Banksia undata var. splendens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele.

It grows in lateritic loam from Bannister north to the Brookton Highway. It flowers from September to October.

It is popular in cultivation, and is favoured by the cut flower trade. There is a pink-flowered form that is especially popular with the cut flower trade.

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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4856755 entry