Banksia biterax

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Banksia biterax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Series: Banksia ser. Dryandra Species: B. biterax
Binomial name
Banksia biterax A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele

Banksia biterax is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

It was known as Dryandra baxteri until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As there was already a plant named Banksia baxteri (Baxter's Banksia), Mast and Thiele were forced to chose a new specific epithet; their choice, "biterax", is an anagram of "baxteri".

[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. doi:10.1071/SB06016. 
• Dryandra baxteri R.Br.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.

[edit] External links

• Dryandra baxteri R.Br.. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• Dryandra baxteri R.Br.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
• Banksia biterax A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.