Banksia sclerophylla

(Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Proteaceae/Banksia

At a glance

Occurrence records54

Data sources5

Biological traits26

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Banksia sclerophylla's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility54 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources26 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF54 records

01Narrative

Banksia sclerophylla is a species of shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has spreading stems, linear, pinnatipid leaves with triangular lobes on the sides, yellow flowers in heads of between forty and seventy, and elliptical follicles.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology9

Fruit length8 mm

Fruit width9 mm

Leaf length95 mm

Leaf width5 mm

Petiole length0.35 cm

Plant height0.8 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 0.8 m · TRY: 0.4 m

Plant height max1 m

Plant height min0.3 m

Seed mass43.77 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 43.77 mg · AusTraits: 31.57 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering timennnnnnnnyynn

Life formsubshrub or shrub

Life spanperennial

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typefollicle

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type54 records

Wild obs. + sensor11

Museum / vouchered42

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO156 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy73% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 3≤10 km 3

11 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor11

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy52% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 5≤10 km 13>10 km 1

29 georeferenced · 13 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence42

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 6 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	28
Canberra, AU	6
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	3
BGPAlocation not on record	3
Mount Annan, AU	1
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	1

6 institutions · 42 of 42 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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