Banksia benthamiana

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Bentham's 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. Cyrtostylis Species: B. benthamiana
Binomial name
Banksia benthamiana C.A.Gardner

The Bentham's Banksia (Banksia benthamiana) is a species of shrub or tree in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs in two disjunct populations in the wheatbest region of Western Australia, one near Mullewa and the other near Dalwallinu.

[edit] References

• George, Alex (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473. 
• George, Alex (1999). "Banksia", in 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 benthamiana. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• Banksia benthamiana. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.