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Banksia ser. Tetragonae

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Banksia ser. Tetragonae
Foliage of Banksia caleyi, a member of series Tetragonae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia
Section: Banksia sect. Banksia
Series: Banksia ser. Tetragonae
A.S.George
Species

B. lemanniana
B. caleyi
B. aculeata

Banksia ser. Tetragonae is a taxonomic series in the genus Banksia. It consists of three closely related species of erect shrub with pendulous inflorescences in section Banksia.[1] These are:

Image Scientific name Distribution
B. lemanniana (Lemann's banksia) Western Australia
B. caleyi (Cayley's banksia) Western Australia, from South Stirling to the West River and northeast to Pingrup
B. aculeata (prickly banksia) Stirling Range in the southwest of Western Australia

References

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  1. ^ George, Alex (1999). "Banksia". In Wilson, Annette (ed.). Flora of Australia. Vol. 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
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