Banksia vincentia
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| Banksia vincentia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Species: | B. vincentia |
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| Banksia vincentia Stimpson & P.H.Weston[2] | |
Banksia vincentia is a shrub that grows in a small location in southern New South Wales. It belongs to the Banksia spinulosa species complex and has affinities to Banksia neoanglica, found several hundred kilometres to the north.[2]
B. vincentia was described by Marge Stimpson and Peter Weston in 2014, having been initially discovered in 2008.[2] Local nursery owner Jacki Koppman came across the plant and suspected it was a distinct species, sending material to the New South Wales Herbarium for assessment and identification.[3]
Banksia vincentia has a semi-prostrate habit, growing as a squat, spreading shrub 30–75 cm (12–30 in) high by 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) wide, with branches growing horizontally from a lignotuber for 20–30 cm before veering upwards.[2][4]
Leaves are either entire or have 1–6 marginal teeth or undulations in distil parts and grow to 12–47 mm (0.5–1.9 in) long and 2–6.5 mm wide. They are narrowly oblong-obovate with leaf tips being rounded to truncate. Leaf margins are slightly recurved and densely covered in short hairs. The petiole of the leaves are 1–3.5 mm long and moderately to densely covered in hair.[4]