Banksia grandis Willd., Sp. Pl. 1: 535 1798. (Syn: Sirmuellera grandis Kuntze); Australia (SW-Western Australia) as per Catalogue of Life; Banksia -endemic to Australlia World wide 72 spp. of the genus., all 72 are in Aus, Out of it 71 are endemic to Australia. Genus named after Sir Josep Banks a naturalist who introduced this genera to the western world introduced also Eucalyptus, Mimosa acasia, during his botanical excursion-from England -to the island of Australia with Capt. Cook on his ship in 1768-1771 the coast where he camped for collecting and drying his specimen was named Botany bay. 1st photo-seed pod of Banksia-sp. Flowers on Banksia tree. 3rd- B.grandis. This is probably Banksia grandis… Nice to to see this plant … uploaded another species of Banksia from SFO which i identified Yes, it is B. grandis. I have taken photos of many more spp. of Banksias References: |
Banksia grandis (Australia)
Updated on December 24, 2024