- Banksia hirta
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Banksia hirta Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Series: Banksia ser. Dryandra Species: B. hirta Binomial name Banksia hirta
A.R.Mast & K.R.ThieleBanksia hirta is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.
It was known as Dryandra hirsuta until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. Since the name Banksia hirsuta had already been published (it is a synonym for Pimelea latifolia subsp. hirsuta), Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet; their choice, "hirta" is from the Latin hirtus ("hairy"), in reference to the indumentum that covers most of the plant.
References
- 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, Austin R. and Kevin Thiele (2007). "The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany 20: 63–71. doi:10.1071/SB06016.
- "Dryandra hirsuta". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/13991.
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