Banksia densa var. parva explained

Banksia densa var. parva is a variety of Banksia densa. It was known as Dryandra conferta var. parva until 2007, when Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele sunk all Dryandra into Banksia. Since there was already a Banksia named Banksia conferta, Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet for D. conferta and hence for this variety of it.^[1] As with other members of Banksia ser. Dryandra, it is endemic to the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia.

Further reading

• Book: Tony . Cavanagh . Margaret . Pieroni . Margaret Pieroni . 2006 . The Dryandras . Melbourne: Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria); Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia . 1-876473-54-1.

Notes and References

1. Mast . Austin R. . Austin Mast . Thiele . Kevin . Kevin Thiele . 2007 . The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae) . Australian Systematic Botany . 20 . 63–71 . 10.1071/SB06016.