Banksia trifontinalis
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Banksia trifontinalis, commonly known as Three Springs Dryandra, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.
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[edit] Description
It grows as an openly branched shrub, and can reach up to two metres high. It has long, narrow, serrated leaves, and a yellow inflorescence.
[edit] Taxonomy
The type specimen was collected west of Three Springs, Western Australia by Alex George on 6 August 1986. George published a description of the species in 1996, naming it Dryandra trifontinalis. The specific epithet is from the Latin tri- ("three") and fontinalis ("of a spring"), in reference to the town of Three Springs.[1][2]
In 2007, all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. Hence the current full name of the species is Banksia trifontinalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele.[3]
[edit] Distribution
It occurs only in a few populations in the vicinity of Arrino and Three Springs in the Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic region. It is locally common, and grows on lateritic soil amongst low woodland.[4]
[edit] Ecology
It is classified as Priority Three: Poorly Known Taxa under the Department of Environment and Conservation's Conservation Codes for Western Australian Flora.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ George, A. S. (1999). "Flora of Australia". 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. Ed. Wilson, Annette. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
- ^ 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, A. R. and Kevin Thiele (2007). "The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany 20: 63–71. doi:.
- ^ a b c Dryandra trifontinalis A.S.George. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
[edit] External links
- Dryandra trifontinalis A.S.George. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- Dryandra trifontinalis A.S.George. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- Dryandra trifontinalis A.S.George. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
