Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 207 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Novae Hollandiae ora australi; Lewins Land: in campis prope littora (ubi v.v.)."

• Comment: Given under BANKSIA L.f. (nom. cons.). Illustrated in Curtis's Bot. Mag. 179 (1972) t. 630.

Meisner, C.D.F. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1856), Proteaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 14(1): 459 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 72 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 582 [basionym]

basionym of: Sirmuellera coccinea (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Ferguson, I.K. (1972), Banksia coccinea. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 179(2): t. 630 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (11 September 1981), The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Nuytsia 3(3): 389-391, Figs 6A, 8(42), 71 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "BM, annotated by Brown "King George III Sound Princess Royal Harbour especially near the observatory Dec. 1801". Iso: BM, MEL.

nomenclatural synonym: Sirmuellera coccinea (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Banksia purpurea Schnizl. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 58 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 66 (plate), 92-93 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sirmuellera coccinea (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Banksia purpurea Schnizl. legitimate common name: Albany banksia [n/a] common name: waratah banksia [n/a] common name: scarlet banksia [n/a]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Waratah Banksia [n/a] common name: Scarlet Banksia [n/a] common name: Albany Banksia [n/a]

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Banksia. Flora of Australia 17B: 227, Fig. 34, Map 233 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sirmuellera coccinea (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Banksia purpurea Schnizl. legitimate common name: Scarlet Banksia [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 813 [secondary reference]

common name: Albany Banksia [n/a] common name: Scarlet Banksia [n/a]

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