Banksia bella

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Wongan Dryandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Series: Banksia ser. Dryandra Species: B. bella
Binomial name
Banksia bella A.R.Mast and K.R.Thiele

Banksia bella, commonly known as Wongan Dryandra, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. It was known as Dryandra pulchella until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As there was already a plant named Banksia pulchella (Teasel Banksia), Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet; their choice, "bella", is from the Latin bellus ("beautiful").

[edit] 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 pulchella Meisn.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.

[edit] External links

• Dryandra pulchella Meisn.. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• Dryandra pulchella Meisn.. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
• Banksia bella A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.