Banksia rufa
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| Banksia rufa A.R.Mast and K.R.Thiele |
Banksia rufa is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.
It was known as Dryandra ferruginea until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As the named Banksia ferruginea had already been published in reference to the plant now known as Pimelea ferruginea, Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet; their choice, "rufa", is from the Latin rufus ("reddish"), in references to the red-brown colour of new growth and the involucral bracts.
[edit] References
- Cavanagh, Tony and Margaret Pieroni (2006). The Dryandras. Melbourne: Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria); Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. ISBN 1-876473-54-1.
- Mast, Austin R. and Kevin Thiele (2007). "The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany 20: 63–71.
- Dryandra ferruginea. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
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