- Banksia
Key to the species of Banksia
1Style straightening or remaining weakly curved at anthesis, yellowish; perianth creamy-yellow to brownish; cones short-cylindric, ovoid or globose; leaves not as above2 1Style remaining hooked below apex after anthesis, purplish-black (rarely yellow or reddish); perianth golden-yellow or golden-brown; cones usually long-cylindric; leaves linear or narrowly oblanceolate10 3Leaves elliptic to obovate or oblanceolate, often whorled4 3Leaves linear, oblong or lanceolate, scattered6 4Suckering shrub to c. 1 m high; flowers retained for several years; perianth 15–18 mm long; leaves 2–6 cm long; petioles less than 5 mm long; far East GippslandBanksia croajingolensis 4Shrub or tree; flowers shed following anthesis or retained; perianth 19–25 mm long; leaves 4–12 cm long; petioles usually more than 5 mm long; widespread5 5Perianth 22–25 mm long; follicles opening within a year of anthesis, lip of open valves 0.5–1.5 mm wide; widespread, mostly coastalBanksia integrifolia 5Perianth 19–22 mm long; follicles often remaining closed for several years, lip of open valves 2–3 mm wide; Grampians and Wilsons Promontory onlyBanksia saxicola 6Perianth and style deciduous; leaves acute or obtuse; follicles densely tomentose, remaining closed for many years; montane shrub of eastern VictoriaBanksia canei 6Perianth and style persistent; leaves obtuse, truncate or indented at apex; follicles hirsute, becoming glabrous, often opening when mature; widespread shrub or small treeBanksia marginata 7Perianth 30–45 mm long; leaves obovate to oblanceolate, closely and regularly toothed8 7Perianth 15–24 mm long; leaves linear, oblong or lanceolate, usually distantly and/or irregularly toothed9 8Leaves mostly less than 10 cm long; branchlets and perianth with loose shaggy hairs; shrub to c. 2 m high from far western inland VictoriaBanksia ornata 8Leaves mostly more than 10 cm long; branchlets and perianth with close appressed velvety hairs; tree 3–15 m high mainly from near-coastal areas east of Waratah BayBanksia serrata 9Perianth and style deciduous; leaves mucronate; follicles densely tomentose, remaining closed for many years; montane shrub of eastern VictoriaBanksia canei 9Perianth and style persistent; leaves acute or truncate; follicles hirsute, becoming glabrous, often opening when mature; widespread shrub or small treeBanksia marginata 10Leaves crowded, 1–2 cm long, entire or with 1 set of teeth at apex; perianth 19–22 mm longBanksia ericifolia 10Leaves scattered, 2–7 cm long, usually with a few distal teeth; perianth 20–30 mm longBanksia cunninghamii From: Jeanes, J.A. (1996). Proteaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria. Vol. 3. Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
