Biology:Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens

Short description: Subspecies of shrub

Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens
Conservation status
Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Species:	B. rufa
Subspecies:	B. r. subsp. flavescens
Trinomial name
Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
Synonyms
Dryandra ferruginea subsp. flavescens A.S.George

Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens is a subspecies of Banksia rufa. It was known as Dryandra ferruginea subsp. flavescens until 2007, when Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele sunk all Dryandra into Banksia. Since the name Banksia ferruginea had already been used, Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet for D. ferruginea and hence for this subspecies of it. As with other members of Banksia ser. Dryandra, it is endemic to the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia.

Further reading

• Cavanagh, Tony; Pieroni, Margaret (2006). The Dryandras. Melbourne: Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria); Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. ISBN 978-1-876473-54-9. 
• "Dryandra ferruginea subsp. flavescens A.S.George". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=46493. 
• "Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/32146. 
• "Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=205971. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4856690 entry