Proteaceae Juss.
Dryandra longifolia subsp. calcicola A.S.George , legitimate, scientific
George, A.S. (25 January 1996), New taxa and a new infrageneric classification in Dryandra R.Br. (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae). Nuytsia 10(3): 343 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: W of Twilight Beach, W of Esperance, Western Australia, 33 54'S, 121 49'E, 13 October 1994, A.S.George 17243 (holo: PERTH 04228812; iso: AD, CANB, K, MEL, NSW, PERTH 04228820, 04228839).
  • Etymology: "Named from the Latin calx (lime) with the indeclinable suffix -cola, in reference to the soil of the natural habitat. This is one of few dryandras to grow in calcareous soil."
George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Dryandra. Flora of Australia 17B: 281, Map 294 [secondary reference]
Mast, A.R. & Thiele, K.R. (26 February 2007), The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(1): 69 [basionym]
basionym of: Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele legitimate