Banksia longicarpa explained

Banksia longicarpa is an extinct species of tree or shrub, known from fossil Banksia "cones" recovered from rocks at Poole Creek and Woomera in northern South Australia. Its elongate woody axis with prominent follicles resemble the fruiting cone of the living species Banksia serrata.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Greenwood . David R. . Haines . Peter W. . Steart . David C. . 2001 . New Species of Banksieaeformis and a Banksia 'Cone' (Proteaceae) from the Tertiary of central Australia . Australian Systematic Botany . 14 . 6 . 870–890 . 10.1071/SB97028 .

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