Biology:Banksia longicarpa

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Short description: Fossil species of tree or shrub in the family Proteaceae found in South Australia

Banksia longicarpa
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Species:
B. longicarpa
Binomial name
Banksia longicarpa
Greenwood, Haines & Steart

Banksia longicarpa is an extinct species of tree or shrub, known from fossil Banksia "cones" recovered from rocks at Poole Creek and Woomera in northern South Australia. Its elongate woody axis with prominent follicles resemble the fruiting cone of the living species Banksia serrata.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16975034 entry