Banksia conferta

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iGlasshouse Banksia
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Section: Banksia sect. Banksia Series: Banksia ser. Salicinae Species: B. conferta
Binomial name
Banksia conferta A.S.George

The Glasshouse Banksia (Banksia conferta) is a species of montane shrub or small tree in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs as distinct varieties in two widely separated locations: var. conferta in southern Queensland on the Lamington Plateau and further north in the Glass House Mountains; and var. penicillata in New South Wales from Bowral to north of Lithgow.

[edit] References

• George, Alex (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473.
• George, Alex (1999). “Banksia”, Wilson, Annette (ed.): Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study, 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
• Taylor, Anne and Hooper, Stephen D. (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.

[edit] External links

• Banksia conferta at Flora of Australia Online, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia.