Banksia Ser. Banksia - According To Bentham

According To Bentham

Banksia ser. Banksia originated in 1870 as Banksia sect. Orthostylis. Published by George Bentham in 1870, B. sect. Orthostylis consisted of those Banksia species with flat leaves with serrated margins, and rigid, erect styles that "give the cones after the flowers have opened a different aspect". The placement and circumscription of B. sect. Orthostylis in Bentham's arrangement can be summarised as follows:

Banksia
B. sect. Oncostylis (13 species)
B. sect. Cyrtostylis (10 species)
B. sect. Eubanksia (3 species)
B. sect. Orthostylis
B. latifolia (now B. robur)
B. serrata
B. ornata
B. coccinea
B. sceptrum
B. menziesii
B. lævigata
B. hookeriana
B. prionotes
B. victoriæ
B. speciosa
B. baxteri
B. marcescens (now B. praemorsa)
B. lemanniana
B. caleyi
B. lindleyana
B. elegans
B. candolleana
B. sect. Isostylis (1 species)

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