Kingdom Plantae Family Proteaceae Subgenus Banksia subg. Banksia Scientific name Banksia brunnea | Order Proteales Genus Banksia Series Banksia ser. Dryandra Rank Species | |
Similar Banksia falcata, Banksia arctotidis, Banksia heliantha | ||
Banksia brunnea is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.
It was known as Dryandra brownii until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As there was already a plant named Banksia brownii (Feather-leaved Banksia), Mast and Thiele were forced to choose a new specific epithet; their choice, "brunnea", is from the Latin brunneus ("brown"). Thus the new name maintains the original name's reference to Robert Brown.
An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on this species found that its range is likely to contract by between 30% and 80% by 2080, depending on the severity of the change.
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