Proteaceae Juss.
Banksia sceptrum Meisn.
, legitimate, scientific
[Meisner, C.D.F. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1855), New Proteaceae of Australia. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 7]:
120
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Drummond, coll. vi. n. 206."
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Given under BANKSIA L.f. (nom. cons.).
[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 sceptrum (Meisn.) Kuntze
legitimate
[George, A.S. (11 September 1981), The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Nuytsia 3(3)]:
335-337, Figs 3E, 8(20), 10C, 11E, 14B, 47 (map), 49
[secondary reference]
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Lectotype:
"BM; iso: CGE, FI, K (3 sheets), LD, MEL (4 sheets), NSW, NY, P, U."
nomenclatural synonym:
Sirmuellera sceptrum (Meisn.) Kuntze
legitimate
[Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2]:
59
[secondary reference]
[Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family]:
114 (map)
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Sirmuellera sceptrum (Meisn.) Kuntze
legitimate
common name:
sceptre banksia
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From Latin, sceptrum, a sceptre or ceremonial staff; refers to the conspicuous flower spikes held erect."
[George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Banksia. Flora of Australia 17B]:
203, Fig. 27, Map 200
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Sirmuellera sceptrum (Meisn.) Kuntze
legitimate
common name:
Sceptre Banksia
[n/a]