Banksia littoralis

Swamp banksia
Cultivated plant in Kings Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia
Species:
B. littoralis
Binomial name
Banksia littoralis
Synonyms[1]
  • Banksia littoralis R.Br. var. littoralis
  • Sirmuellera litoralis Kuntze orth. var.
  • Sirmuellera littoralis (R.Br.) Kuntze
Banksia littoralis near Bunbury
Illustration from The Botanical Magazine (1831)

Banksia littoralis, commonly known as the swamp banksia,[2] swamp oak, river banksia or seaside banksia and the western swamp banksia,[3] is a species of tree that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as pungura, boongura or gwangia.[3] It has rough, crumbly bark, linear, more or less serrated leaves arranged in whorls, yellow flowers and up to two hundred follicles in each head.

  1. ^ a b "Banksia littoralis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Banksia littoralis R.Br". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Plants and People in Mooro Country: Nyungar Plant Use in Yellagonga Regional Park" (PDF). City of Joondalup. 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2020.