''Banksia integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia'' is a

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of ''

Banksia integrifolia ''Banksia integrifolia'', commonly known as the coast banksia, is a species of tree that grows along the east coast of Australia. One of the most widely distributed ''Banksia'' species, it occurs between Victoria and Central Queensland in a b ...

''.

Description

''Banksia integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia'' can be distinguished from the other subspecies of ''B. integrifolia'' by its slightly smaller, broader leaves, which are also somewhat duller than those of ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''compar''.

Taxonomy

The type material for ''B. integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia'' was first collected at

Botany Bay Botany Bay (Dharawal: ''Kamay''), an open oceanic embayment, is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, south of the Sydney central business district. Its source is the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cook ...

on 29 April 1770 by

Sir Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James C ...

and Dr Daniel Solander, naturalists on the '' Endeavour'' during Lieutenant (later Captain)

James Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean an ...

's first voyage to the

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. Published as "''Banksia integrifolia'' L.f." by

Carolus Linnaeus the Younger Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Carolus Linnaeus the Younger, Carl von Linné den yngre (Swedish language, Swedish; abbreviated Carl von Linné d. y.), or ''Linnaeus filius'' (Latin for ''Linnaeus the son''; abbreviated L.fil. (outdated) or L.f. (mo ...

in April 1782, it was maintained at species rank until 1913, when Frederick Bailey published ''B. integrifolia'' var. ''compar''. This created the

autonym Autonym may refer to: * Autonym, the name used by a person to refer to themselves or their language; see Exonym and endonym * Autonym (botany), an automatically created infrageneric or infraspecific name See also * Nominotypical subspecies, in zo ...

''Banksia integrifolia'' L.f. var. ''integrifolia''. In 1994,

Kevin Thiele Kevin R. Thiele is currently an adjunct associate professor at the University of Western Australia and the director of Taxonomy Australia. He was the curator of the Western Australian Herbarium from 2006 to 2015. His research interests include ...

promoted ''B. integrifolia'' var. ''compar'' to subspecies rank, publishing another subspecies at the same time. This had the effect of promoting the autonym to subspecies rank also, thus creating ''B. integrifolia'' L.f. subsp. ''integrifolia''.

Distribution and habitat

''Banksia integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia'' is generally found on infertile, sandy soils within 50 kilometres (30 mi) of the coast. Endemic to Australia, it occurs from around

Bundaberg, Queensland Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the List of places in Queensland by population, tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's Bundaberg Regional Council, regional area has a population of 70,921, and is ...

south along the coast to

Geelong, Victoria Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, a ...

. There are records of collections on islands in

Bass Strait Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...

, but it appears to be extinct there now.

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2882707 integrifolia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (Australia) Plant subspecies