Talk:Banksia telmatiaea
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[edit]Previous discussion archived to Talk:Banksia telmatiaea/archive
Re-examination
[edit]Looked this over as an old FA that has not been TFA. I see a few possible improvements, but nothing that should require pulling FA status. I compared this with the more recent FA Banksia aquilonia.
General comments:
- Plant description is rather short, in comparison: there's no description of the foliage and bark in this species.
- can't find anything on bark. scouring for bits and peices now - found a bit but need to sleep! more later Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:52, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
- What makes this distinct from B. sphaerocarpa? A direct comparison of the two, and an explanation of why George chose to separate this species, would be a good addition to the Distribution section.
- added a bit. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:51, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
In the Taxonomy section, can we include a reference to the common names to get the inline citation out of the lead?
- moved now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:09, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
Prose quibbles:
- In the lead: "not published as a species"; I feel that "not described as a separate species" would sound better.
- agreed - done. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:09, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
- In "Description": "may be embedded with"; I find the use of "embedded with" jarring, as I'm only used to seeing the preposition "in" coupled with that verb. I might say something like "Up to 70 woody follicles, each of which...may be embedded in the cone."
- tweaked. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:51, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
- In "Ecology": "the Lichmera indistincta"; drop the definite article. Idiomatically, I feel that it would be OK preceding the common name but not the scientific name. "species of Xyloricta"; can we say "species of the moth Xyloricta"? Clearer for the reader not familiar with banksia-eating insects. "this unusual nectar...attributed it to"; I would say "attributed its transformation to". It's the change in the nectar that's being attributed to cyanobacteria, not the nectar itself. "normal nectar sugar compositions"; I would say "a normal nectar sugar composition, albeit dominated by sucrose".
- sounds good - done. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:26, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
Choess (talk) 16:42, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
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TaxonomyHave I ever said how much I like these sections?
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