Biology:Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola

Short description: Subspecies of bushy shrub

Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Species:	B. prolata
Subspecies:	B. p. subsp. calcicola
Trinomial name
Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
Synonyms
Dryandra longifolia subsp. calcicola A.S.George

Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola is a subspecies of Banksia prolata. It was known as Dryandra longifolia subsp. calcicola until 2007, when Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele sunk all Dryandra into Banksia. Since the name Banksia longifolia had already been used, Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet for D. longifolia 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 longifolia subsp. calcicola 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=46435. 
• "Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola (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/32696. 
• "Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola (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=204116. 

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