Banksia undata var. splendens

Banksia undata var. splendens is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Banksia undata var. splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Species:	B. undata
Variety:	B. u. var. splendens
Trinomial name
Banksia undata var. splendens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
Synonyms
Dryandra praemorsa var. splendens A.S.George

It was first published by Alex George in 1996, based on a specimen collected by him two years earlier. The name given was Dryandra praemorsa var. splendens, the varietal epithet referring to the "splendid" flower heads. In 2007, all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As there was already a plant named Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia), Mast and Thiele chose the new specific epithet "undata"; thus the current name of this variety is Banksia undata var. splendens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele.

It grows in lateritic loam from Bannister north to the Brookton Highway. It flowers from September to October.

It is popular in cultivation, and is favoured by the cut flower trade. There is a pink-flowered form that is especially popular with the cut flower trade.

References

• Cavanagh, Tony; Pieroni, Margaret (2006). The Dryandras. Melbourne: Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria); Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. ISBN 1-876473-54-1.
• Mast, Austin R.; Thiele, Kevin (2007). "The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 20: 63–71. doi:10.1071/SB06016.

External links

• "Dryandra praemorsa var. splendens A.S.George". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• "Dryandra praemorsa var. praemorsa A.S.George". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• "Banksia undata var. splendens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.