Banksia subg. Banksia

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iBanksia subg. Banksia

The Heath-leaved Banksia, Banksia ericifolia, a member of Banksia subg. Banksia.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Subgenus:	Banksia L.f. subg. Banksia

Sections

Banksia sect. Banksia
Banksia sect. Coccinea
Banksia sect. Oncostylis

Banksia subg. Banksia is a subgenus of Banksia. It contains the "typical" Banksia species, those that have Banksia's characteristic large flower-spike and fruiting "cone". As such, it contains all but three of the Banksia species. These three atypical species have inflorescences that are dome-shaped heads, and are placed in Banksia subg. Isostylis.

Banksia subg. Banksia is further divided into three sections, primarily on the shape of the style:

Banksia sect. Banksia species have a straight or curved, but never hooked, style. This section contains about 50 species that are further divided into nine series;
Banksia sect. Coccinea contains a single species, Banksia coccinea;
Banksia sect. Oncostylis contains those species whose styles are hooked. It contains about 20 species, which are further divided into four series.

[edit] See also

Taxonomy of Banksia

[edit] References

George, A. S. (1981). "The Genus Banksia". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473.
George, A. S. (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 Hopper, Stephen D. (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.