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Rare c.19th engraving of the Southern Plains Banksia by one of the most famous of all English botanical artists. First described by Robert Brown in his 1830 supplement to his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen, the type … Read Full Description
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Rare c.19th engraving of the Southern Plains Banksia by one of the most famous of all English botanical artists.
First described by Robert Brown in his 1830 supplement to his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen, the type specimen having been collected between Cape Arid and Lucky Bay by collector William Baxter in 1824. Endemic to Western Australia it is found on the south coast between Albany and Israelite Bay,
Common names: Southern plains banksia or Golden stalk banksia
First described: Robert Brown 1830
Distribution : Western Australia
William Jackson Hooker (1785 - 1865)
Without formal botanic training, Hooker became one of the most influential British botanists of his time. He was the manager of a brewery before becoming Professor of Botany at Glasgow University. After the death of Joseph Banks, Hooker was appointed Director of Kew Gardens in 1841 and revitalised the gardens and herbarium. Hooker published tirelessly, including many descriptions of Australian Plants.
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