Banksia solandri
| Stirling Range banksia | |
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| B. solandri, cultivated Colac, Vic. | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Species: | B. solandri
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| Binomial name | |
| Banksia solandri | |
| Synonyms | |
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B. hookeri J.Drumm. | |
Banksia solandri, commonly known as Stirling Range banksia, is a species of large shrub in the plant genus Banksia . It occurs only within the Stirling Range in southwest Western Australia. Its scientific name honours the botanist Daniel Solander, one of the first collectors of Banksia.
Description
[edit ]It is a woody shrub to 4 m (13 ft) high with large, broad serrate leaves and thick finely-furred stems. Flowering is in spring and early summer, the inflorescences are fawn in colour.
Taxonomy
[edit ]B. solandri was first collected by William Baxter from the vicinity of King George Sound, and published by Robert Brown in his 1830 Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae .[1] The name honors Daniel Solander, a student of Carl Linnaeus who accompanied Joseph Banks on the first voyage of James Cook, who collected the first specimens of Banksia to be scientifically described.[2]
In 1847 it was recollected from Mondurup in the Stirling Ranges by James Drummond. The following year Drummond published the name "Banksia hookeri" for the species:
[A]bout the height of 2,000 feet I found, first making its appearance, a splendid Banksia, with leaves more than nine inches long, and about five wide, irregularly jagged and sinuated like those of an English oak. To this noble shrub I have given the specific name of Hookeri. From the remains of the flowers, they appear to have been scarlet.[3]
In 1856, this name was relegated to a synonym of Banksia solandri var. major, but that variety is no longer maintained, and B. hookeri is now considered a synonym of B. solandri.
Banksia solandri has always been regarded as most closely related to Banksia grandis in the series Grandes, and more recent molecular studies support this arrangement.
Cultivation
[edit ]Banksia solandri is extremely sensitive to dieback, however it is easily grafted onto Banksia integrifolia . The foliage makes for an attractive garden shrub. It will grow with a sunny aspect and well drained soil.
Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 36 to 71 days to germinate.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ Brown, Robert (1830). Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae. London, United Kingdom: Richard Taylor. p. 36.
- ^ Seddon, George (2005). The Old Country: Australian Landscapes, Plants and People. Cambridge University Press. p. 138.
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson (1848). "Notice of Mr Drummond's discovery of three remarkable plants in South-West Australia". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. LXXIV (Companion to the Botanical Magazine). (quoting James Drummond): 1–3.
- ^ Sweedman, Luke; Merritt, David (2006). Australian seeds: a guide to their collection, identification and biology. CSIRO Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 0-643-09298-6.
- George, Alex S. (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. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
- Taylor, Anne; Hopper, Stephen (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.[1]
External links
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- "Banksia solandri R.Br". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. Edit this at Wikidata
- "Banksia solandri R.Br". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Edit this at Wikidata
- "Banksia solandri R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Carter, Harold (1988). Sir Joseph Banks 1743-1820. British Museum. ISBN 0565009931.