Biology:Banksia longicarpa
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Short description: Fossil species of tree or shrub in the family Proteaceae found in South Australia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Species: | †B. longicarpa
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| †Banksia longicarpa Greenwood, Haines & Steart
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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
- ↑ Greenwood, David R.; Haines, Peter W.; Steart, David C. (2001). "New Species of Banksieaeformis and a Banksia 'Cone' (Proteaceae) from the Tertiary of central Australia". Australian Systematic Botany 14 (6): 870–890. doi:10.1071/SB97028. http://people.brandonu.ca/greenwoodd/files/2013/06/Banksia-fossil-ASB-2001.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q16975034 entry
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