Banksia speciosa

Showy Banksia
Banksia speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Subgenus:	Banksia subg. Banksia
Section:	Banksia sect. Banksia
Series:	Banksia ser. Banksia
Species:	B. speciosa
Binomial name
Banksia speciosa R.Br.

The Showy Banksia (Banksia speciosa) is a species of large shrub or small tree in the plant genus Banksia. It reaches up to 8 m in height. It occurs on the south coast of Western Australia between Hopetoun (33°57′S) and the Great Australian Bight (approximately 33° S 130°E) .

Taxonomy

The first botanical collection of this species may well have been Claude Riche, naturalist to Bruni d'Entrecasteaux's 1791 expedition in search of the lost ships of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse. During a visit to Esperance Bay, Riche explored an area in which B. speciosa is extremely common. However, he got lost and was forced to abandon his collections.

The species was eventually collected by Robert Brown in 1808, and published by him in 1810.

Distribution and habitat

Distribution of B. speciosa (Showy Banksia), shown on a map of Western Australia's biogeographic regions.^[1]

It occurs on coastal dunes and samdplains in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions on the south coast of Western Australia.^[1]

Cultivation

Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 27 to 41 days to germinate.^[2]

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. 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. 

External links

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Wikisource has original text related to this article: Transactions of the Linnean Society of London/​Volume 10/​On the Proteaceae of Jussieu/​Banksia#​Banksia_speciosa

Wikisource has original text related to this article: Flora Australiensis/​Volume V/​CIV. Proteaceae/​28. Banksia#Banksia speciosa

• "Banksia speciosa R.Br.". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=46120. 
• "Banksia speciosa R.Br.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1850. 
• "Banksia speciosa R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=55431. 

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