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Banksia (Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820, famous English scientist). Proteaceae. Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with handsome foliage, but not widely known in cultivation here.
Leaves variable, often deeply incised, usually dark green above, white or brown downy beneath: fls. showy, sessile, usually in pairs, spicate; spike terminal or axillary, mostly crowded within the bracts and floral lvs., the pistillate ones ultimately forming thick woody strobiles.—Species 46, more than 23 of which have been more or less cult. in England, but only 2 or 3 so far known here.
Propagation is difficult, and by seeds is usually an unsatisfactory method, although B. serrata has been grown satisfactorily from seeds. Cuttings under a bell- jar, without too much heat, root fairly well.
The following have been recently catalogued in North America; none of them has "gained a permanent foothold" in California. Several species are known in American botanic gardens.
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Image:Banksia prionotes 4 gnangarra.jpg|''[[Banksia prionotes]]'' inflorescence
Image:Banksia prionotes 4 gnangarra.jpg|''[[Banksia prionotes]]'' inflorescence
Image:B blech twinbud maranoa.jpg|A prostrate species, ''[[Banksia blechnifolia]]'' with unusual twin buds
Image:B blech twinbud maranoa.jpg|A prostrate species, ''[[Banksia blechnifolia]]'' with unusual twin buds
Image:Banksia ericifolia WC multibuds email.jpg|''[[Banksia ericifolia|B. ericifolia]]'' "White Candles"
Image:Banksia ericifolia WC multibuds email.jpg|''[[Banksia ericifolia|B. ericifolia]]'' "White Candles"
Image:Banksia aus dist map colour gnangarra.png|Distribution of ''Banksia'' within Australia
Image:Banksia aus dist map colour gnangarra.png|Distribution of ''Banksia'' within Australia
Image:Banksia_integrifolia_with_lorikeet_Waverley_email.jpg|''[[Banksia integrifolia]]'' var. ''integrifolia''
Image:Banksia_integrifolia_with_lorikeet_Waverley_email.jpg|''[[Banksia integrifolia]]'' var. ''integrifolia''