Assignment/exercise
UniSC Plant Profile - Proteaceae, Banksia integrifolia
University of the Sunshine Coast
2024
Appears in UniSC Plant Profiles
Abstract
All 173 Banksia species (except one) naturally occur only in Australia, and all were named after Sir Joseph Banks, the first European to collect specimens in 1770 (ANBG, 1995). However, the Banksia were originally referred to as Birrna by the Gunaikurnai people (Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre n.d.). Banksia integrifolia grows in dune scrub and coastal woodlands along the east coast of Australia, occurring in Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania (Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre n.d.). The hardy Banksia integrifolia (now commonly known as Coast Banksia) can be found in a broad range of habitats and are mostly encountered as a tree 5m-25m tall (ALA, 2010). The upper part of the leaves is a dark green, whereas the underside is a white-silver colour (ANBG, 1995). B. integrifolia can tolerate salt spray but are sensitive to frost (ANBG, 1995). The pale-yellow flowers open from summer s end to winter (ANBG 1995). Nectar can be extracted from the B. integrifolia by soaking the cones in water and producing a sweet drink (Bunjilaka: Aboriginal Cultural Centre 2024), or by sucking the flower spikes (Lim, 2014).
Details
- Title
- UniSC Plant Profile - Proteaceae, Banksia integrifolia
- Authors
- Amelia Frawley - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Location
- Latitude: -26.719 Longitude: 153.061; UniSC Sunshine Coast Campus.
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date collected
- 01-Apr-2024
- Date published
- 2024
- Copyright note
- (c) The Author. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991094096002621
- Output Type
- Assignment/exercise; Plant Profile Sheet
- Teaching and Learning
- ENS221; Plant Diversity and Ecology
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