- Banksia oreophila
taxobox
name = Western Mountain Banksia
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
ordo =Proteales
familia =Proteaceae
genus = "Banksia "
subgenus = "Banksia" subg. "Banksia"
sectio = "Banksia" sect. "Banksia"
series = "Banksia" ser. "Quercinae"
species = "B. oreophila"
binomial = Banksia oreophila
binomial_authority = A.S.George|The Western Mountain Banksia or Mountain Banksia ("Banksia oreophila") is a species of shrub in the
plant genus "Banksia ". It occurs on the slopes and hilltops of the Stirling and Barren Ranges in southwestWestern Australia .Taxonomy
It was first described by
Ferdinand von Mueller in 1869 as "Banksia quercifolia " var. "integrifolia". In 1981,Alex George promoted it to species rank. However, as there was already a plant named "Banksia integrifolia " (Coast Banksia), he had to choose a new name.References
*The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)
*cite book|author=George, Alex|year=1999|chapter=Banksia|editor=Wilson, Annette (ed.)|title=Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra|pages=175–251|publisher=CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study|id=ISBN 0-643-06454-0
*The Banksia AtlasExternal links
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