List of Banksia species explained

The following is a list of Banksia species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at March 2020,^[1] with the addition of the fossil species B. archaeocarpa, B. kingii, B. longicarpa, B. microphylla, B. novae-zelandiae, B. paleocrypta and B. strahanensis.

• Banksia acanthopoda (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia aculeata A.S.George - prickly banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia acuminata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia aemula R.Br. - wallum banksia (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Banksia alliacea A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia anatona (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - cactus dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia aquilonia (A.S.George) A.S.George - northern banksia, jingana (Qld.)
• Banksia arborea (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – Yilgarn dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia archaeocarpa McNamara & Scott (fossil)
• Banksia arctotidis (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia armata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - prickly dryandra (W.A.)
  • Banksia armata var. armata
  • Banksia armata var. ignicida (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia ashbyi Baker f. - Ashby's banksia (W.A.)
  • Banksia ashbyi subsp. ashbyi
  • Banksia ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia A.S.George
• Banksia attenuata R.Br. - candlestick banksia, slender banksia, biara (W.A.)
• Banksia audax C.A.Gardner (W.A.)
• Banksia aurantia (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - orange dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia baueri R.Br. - woolly banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia baxteri R.Br. - Baxter's banksia, bird's nest banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia bella A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - Wongan dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia benthamiana C.A.Gardner (W.A.)
• Banksia bipinnatifida (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia bipinnatifida subsp. bipinnatifida
  • Banksia bipinnatifida subsp. multifida (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia biterax A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia blechnifolia F.Muell. (W.A.)
• Banksia borealis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia borealis subsp. borealis
  • Banksia borealis subsp. elatior (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia brownii Baxter ex R.Br. - Brown's banksia, feather-leaved banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia brunnea A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia burdettii Baker f. - Burdett's banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia caleyi R.Br. - Cayley's banksia, red lantern banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia calophylla (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia candolleana Meisn. - propeller banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia canei J.H.Willis - mountain banksia (N.S.W., Vic)
• Banksia carlinoides (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – pink dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia catoglypta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia chamaephyton A.S.George - fishbone banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia cirsioides (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia coccinea R.Br. - scarlet banksia, waratah banksia, Albany banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia columnaris (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia comosa (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia concinna (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia conferta A.S.George - glasshouse banksia (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Banksia corvijuga (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia croajingolensis Molyneux & Forrester – Gippsland banksia (Vic.)
• Banksia cuneata A.S.George - matchstick banksia, Quairading banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia cynaroides (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia cypholoba (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia dallanneyi A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – couch honeypot (W.A.)
  • Banksia dallanneyi subsp. agricola (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia dallanneyi subsp. dallanneyi
  • Banksia dallanneyi var. dallanneyi
  • Banksia dallanneyi var. mellicula (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia dallanneyi subsp. media (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia dallanneyi subsp. pollosta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia dallanneyi subsp. sylvestris (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia densa A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia densa var. densa
  • Banksia densa var. parva (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia densa var. Wheatbelt
• Banksia dentata L.f. - tropical banksia (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
• Banksia drummondii (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – Drummond's dryandra (W.A.)
  • Banksia drummondii subsp. drummondii
  • Banksia drummondii subsp. hiemalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia drummondii subsp. macrorufa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia dryandroides Baxter ex Sweet - dryandra-leaved banksia, manyat (W.A.)
• Banksia echinata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia elderiana F.Muell. & Tate - swordfish banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia elegans Meisn. - elegant banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia epica A.S.George (W.A.)
• Banksia epimicta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia ericifolia L.f. - heath-leaved banksia, lantern banksia (N.S.W.)
  • Banksia ericifolia subsp. ericifolia
  • Banksia ericifolia subsp. macrantha (A.S.George) A.S.George
• Banksia erythrocephala (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia erythrocephala var. erythrocephala
  • Banksia erythrocephala var. inopinata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia falcata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – prickly dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia fasciculata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia fililoba (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia foliolata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia foliosissima (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia formosa (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – showy dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia fraseri (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia fraseri var. ashbyi (B.L.Burtt) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia fraseri var. crebra (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia fraseri var. effusa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia fraseri var. fraseri (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia fraseri var. oxycedra (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia fuscobractea (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – dark-bract banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia gardneri A.S.George - prostrate banksia (W.A.)
  • Banksia gardneri var. brevidentata A.S.George
  • Banksia gardneri var. gardneri
  • Banksia gardneri var. hiemalis A.S.George
• Banksia glaucifolia A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia goodii R.Br. - Good's banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia grandis Willd. - bull banksia, giant banksia, beera (W.A.)
• Banksia grossa A.S.George (W.A.)
• Banksia heliantha (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – oak-leaved dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia hewardiana (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia hirta A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia hookeriana Meisn. - Hooker's banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia horrida (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – prickly dryandra (W.A.)
• Banksia idiogenes (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia ilicifolia R.Br. - holly-leaved banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia incana A.S.George - hoary banksia (W.A.)
  • Banksia incana var. brachyphylla A.S.George
  • Banksia incana var. incana
• Banksia insulanemorecincta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia integrifolia L.f. - coast banksia, white honeysuckle (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
  • Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar (R.Br.) K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia
  • Banksia integrifolia subsp. monticola K.R.Thiele
• Banksia ionthocarpa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia ionthocarpa subsp. chrysophoenix (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
    • Banksia ionthocarpa subsp. ionthocarpa Banksia kingii Jordan & Hill (fossil)
• Banksia kippistiana (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia kippistiana var. kippistiana
  • Banksia kippistiana var. paenepeccata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia laevigata Meisn. - tennis ball banksia (W.A.)
  • Banksia laevigata subsp. fuscolutea A.S.George
  • Banksia laevigata subsp. laevigata
• Banksia lanata A.S.George - Coomallo banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia laricina C.A.Gardner - rose banksia, rose-fruited banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia lemanniana Meisn. - Lemann's banksia, yellow lantern banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia lepidorhiza (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia leptophylla A.S.George - slender leaved banksia (W.A.)
  • Banksia leptophylla var. leptophylla
  • Banksia leptophylla var. melletica A.S.George
• Banksia lindleyana Meisn. - porcupine banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia littoralis R.Br. - western swamp banksia, swamp banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia longicarpa Greenwood, Haines & Steart (fossil)
• Banksia lullfitzii C.A.Gardner (W.A.)
• Banksia marginata Cav. - silver banksia, warrock (S.A., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.)
• Banksia media R.Br. - southern plains banksia, golden stalk banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia meganotia (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia meisneri Lehm. - Meisner's banksia (W.A.)
  • Banksia meisneri subsp. ascendens (A.S.George) A.S.George
  • Banksia meisneri subsp. meisneri
• Banksia menziesii R.Br. - Menzies' banksia, firewood banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia micrantha A.S.George (W.A.)
• Banksia microphylla R.J.Carpenter & L.A.Milne
• Banksia mimica (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) - summer honeypot
• Banksia montana (C.A.Gardner ex A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) - Stirling Range dryandra
• Banksia mucronulata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) - swordfish dryandra
• Banksia nana (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) - dwarf dryandra
• Banksia neoanglica (A.S.George) Stimpson & J.J.Bruhl (Qld., N.S.W.) - New England banksia
• Banksia nivea Labill. (W.A.) - honeypot dryandra
  • Banksia nivea subsp. Morangup
  • Banksia nivea subsp. nivea
  • Banksia nivea subsp. uliginosa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia nobilis (Lindl.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia nobilis subsp. fragrans (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia nobilis subsp. nobilis
• Banksia novae-zelandiae R.J.Carp., G.J.Jord., D.E.Lee & R.S.Hill (fossil)
• Banksia nutans R.Br. - nodding banksia (W.A.)
  • Banksia nutans var. cernuella A.S.George
  • Banksia nutans var. nutans
• Banksia oblongifolia Cav. - rusty banksia, dwarf banksia (Qld. N.S.W.)
• Banksia obovata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia obtusa (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia occidentalis R.Br. - red swamp banksia, water bush banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia octotriginta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia oligantha A.S.George - Wagin banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia oreophila A.S.George - western mountain banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia ornata F.Muell. ex Meisn. - desert banksia (S.A., Vic.)
• Banksia paleocrypta R.J.Carp. (fossil)
• Banksia pallida (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia paludosa R.Br. - swamp banksia, marsh banksia (N.S.W.)
  • Banksia paludosa subsp. astrolux A.S.George
  • Banksia paludosa subsp. paludosa
• Banksia pellaeifolia A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia penicillata (A.S.George) K.R.Thiele (N.S.W.)
• Banksia petiolaris F.Muell. (W.A.)
• Banksia pilostylis C.A.Gardner (W.A.)
• Banksia plagiocarpa A.S.George - Dallachy's banksia, blue banksia, Hinchinbrook banksia (Qld.)
• Banksia platycarpa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia plumosa (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia plumosa subsp. denticulata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia plumosa subsp. plumosa
• Banksia polycephala (Benth.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia porrecta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia praemorsa Andrews - cut-leaf banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia prionophylla A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia prionotes Lindl. - acorn banksia, orange banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia prolata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia prolata subsp. archeos (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia prolata subsp. prolata
• Banksia proteoides (Lindl.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia pseudoplumosa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia pteridifolia (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia pteridifolia subsp. inretita (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia pteridifolia subsp. pteridifolia
  • Banksia pteridifolia subsp. vernalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia pulchella R.Br. - teasel banksia, dainty banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia purdieana (Diels) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia quercifolia R.Br. - oak-leaved banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia recurvistylis K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia repens Labill. - creeping banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia robur Cav. - eastern swamp banksia, swamp banksia, broad-leaved banksia (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Banksia rosserae Olde & Marriott (W.A.)
• Banksia rufa A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia rufa subsp. chelomacarpa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia rufa subsp. magna (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia rufa subsp. obliquiloba (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia rufa subsp. pumila (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia rufa subsp. rufa
  • Banksia rufa subsp. tutanningensis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
• Banksia rufistylis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia saxicola A.S.George - Grampians banksia, rock banksia (Vic.)
• Banksia scabrella A.S.George - Burma Road banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia sceptrum Meisn. - sceptre banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia sclerophylla (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia seminuda (A.S.George) Rye - river banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia seneciifolia (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia serra (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia serrata L.f. - saw banksia, red honeysuckle, old man banksia (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Banksia serratuloides (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia serratuloides subsp. perissa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia serratuloides subsp. serratuloides
• Banksia sessilis (Knight) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - parrot bush (W.A.)
  • Banksia sessilis var. cordata (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia sessilis var. cygnorum (Gand.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia sessilis var. flabellifolia (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia sessilis var. sessilis
• Banksia shanklandiorum (Randall) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia shuttleworthiana (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia solandri R.Br. - Stirling Range banksia, Solander's banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia speciosa R.Br. - showy banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia sphaerocarpa R.Br. - fox banksia, round-fruited banksia (W.A.)
  • Banksia sphaerocarpa var. caesia A.S.George
  • Banksia sphaerocarpa var. dolichostyla A.S.George
  • Banksia sphaerocarpa var. latifolia F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Banksia sphaerocarpa var. pumilio A.S.George
  • Banksia sphaerocarpa var. sphaerocarpa
• Banksia spinulosa Sm. - hairpin banksia (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.)
  • Banksia spinulosa var. collina (R.Br.) A.S.George
  • Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii (Sieber ex Rchb. A.S.George
  • Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
• Banksia splendida A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia splendida subsp. macrocarpa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia splendida subsp. splendida
• Banksia squarrosa (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia squarrosa subsp. argillacea (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia squarrosa subsp. squarrosa
• Banksia stenoprion (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia strahanensis Jordan & Hill (fossil)
• Banksia strictifolia A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia stuposa (Lindl.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia subpinnatifida (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia subpinnatifida var. imberbis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Banksia subpinnatifida var. subpinnatifida
• Banksia subulata (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia telmatiaea A.S.George - swamp fox banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia tenuis A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia tenuis var. reptans (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
    • Banksia tenuis var. tenuis Banksia tortifolia (Kippist ex Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia tricuspis Meisn. - Lesueur banksia, pine banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia tridentata (Meisn.) B.D.Jacks. (W.A.)
• Banksia trifontinalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia undata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
  • Banksia undata var. splendens (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
    • Banksia undata var. undata Banksia verticillata R.Br. - granite banksia, Albany banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia vestita (Kippist ex Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia victoriae Meisn. - woolly orange banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia vincentia Stimpson & P.H.Weston (N.S.W.)
• Banksia violacea C.A.Gardner - violet banksia (W.A.)
• Banksia viscida (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia wonganensis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)
• Banksia xylothemelia (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.)

See also

• Taxonomy of Banksia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Banksia . Australian Plant Census . 29 March 2020.