''Banksia tenuis'' var. ''tenuis'' is a variety of ''

Banksia tenuis ''Banksia tenuis'' is a species of shrub that is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It has pinnatifid, serrated or smooth-edges leaves, golden brown and cream-coloured flowers in heads of about fifty-five and glabrous, egg-shaped f ...

''. It was known as ''Dryandra tenuifolia'' var. ''tenuifolia'' until 2007, when Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele sunk all ''

Dryandra ''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'' is a series of 94 species of shrub to small tree in the plant genus ''Banksia''. It was considered a separate genus named ''Dryandra'' until early 2007, when it was merged into ''Banksia'' on the basis of extensiv ...

'' into '' Banksia''. Since the name ''Banksia tenuifolia'' had already been used, Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet for ''D. tenuifolia'' and hence for this variety of it. As with other members of ''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'', it is endemic to the

South West Botanical Province Southwest Australia is a biogeographic region in Western Australia. It includes the Mediterranean-climate area of southwestern Australia, which is home to a diverse and distinctive flora and fauna. The region is also known as the Southwest Aus ...

of Western Australia. As an autonym, it is defined as encompassing the type material of the species.

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