Banksia trifontinalis
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| Banksia trifontinalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast and K.R.Thiele |
Banksia trifontinalis, commonly known as Three Springs Dryandra, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.
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[edit] Description
It grows as an openly branched shrub, and can reach up to two metres high. It has long, narrow, serrated leaves, and a yellow inflorescence.
[edit] Taxonomy
The type specimen was collected west of Three Springs, Western Australia by Alex George on 6 August 1986. George published a description of the species in 1996, naming it Dryandra trifontinalis. The specific epithet is from the Latin tri- ("three") and fontinalis ("of a spring"), in reference to the town of Three Springs. In 2007, all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. Hence the current full name of the species is Banksia trifontinalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele.
[edit] Distribution
It occurs only in a few populations in the vicinity of Arrino and Three Springs in the Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic region. It is locally common, and grows on lateritic soil amongst low woodland.
[edit] Ecology
It is classified as Priority Three: Poorly Known Taxa under the Department of Environment and Conservation's Conservation Codes for Western Australian Flora.
[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.
- Dryandra pulchella. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
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