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C1817
Banksia Marginata (B.) Microstachya, Green-flowered, Various-Leaved Banksia.
Banksia marginata was described and named by a number of early explorers. A specimen was first collected by Luis Nee in 1793, between Sydney and Parramatta. In 1800, the Spanish botanist Antonio Jose Cavanilles gave the species the binomial name … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Banksia Marginata (B.) Microstachya, Green-flowered, Various-Leaved Banksia.
Date:
C1817
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1817
Description:
Banksia marginata was described and named by a number of early explorers. A specimen was first collected by Luis Nee in 1793, between Sydney and Parramatta. In 1800, the Spanish botanist Antonio Jose Cavanilles gave the species the binomial name it still has today.
Modern common name Silver Banksia, Dwarf honeysuckle and Warrock
Modern binomial nameBanksia marginata Cav. var. microstachya
First described Cavanilles 1800
Distribution SA, VIC, TAS & NSW
From Curtis’s The Botanical Magazine, vol. 45: t.1947
