Banksia tricuspis

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Lesueur Banksia
B. tricuspis roadside planting in Wanneroo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Section: Banksia sect. Oncostylis Series: Banksia ser. Tricuspidae A.S.George Species: B. tricuspis
Binomial name
Banksia tricuspis Meissn.

The Lesueur Banksia or Pine Banksia (Banksia tricuspis) is a species of shrub or tree in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs within a geographic range of just 15 square kilometres near Jurien, Western Australia.

It is placed alone in series Banksia ser. Tricuspidae.

[edit] References

• George, Alex S. (1981). "The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473. ISSN 0085-4417. 
• 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 Stephen Hopper (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9. 

[edit] External links

• Banksia ser. Tricuspidae A.S.George. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• Banksia tricuspis Meisn.. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• Banksia tricuspis Meisn.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
• Banksia tricuspis Meisn.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.