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Bentham's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia
George Bentham's taxonomic arrangement of ''Banksia'' was published in 1870, in Volume 5 of Bentham's ''Flora Australiensis''. A substantial improvement on the previous arrangement, it would stand for over a century. It was eventually replaced by Alex George's 1981 arrangement, published in his classic monograph ''The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)''.
==Background==
''Banksia'' is a genus of around 80 species in the plant family Proteaceae. An iconic Australian wildflower and popular garden plant, they are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones". They grow in forms varying from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 35 metres tall, and occur in all but the most arid areas of Australia. As heavy producers of nectar, they are important sources of food for nectariferous animals such as honeyeaters and honey possum, and they are of economic importance to the nursery and cut flower industries. However they are seriously threatened by a number of processes including land clearing, frequent burning, and disease, and a number of species are rare and endangered.
Specimens of ''Banksia'' were first collected by Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Daniel Solander, naturalists on HM Bark ''Endeavour'' during Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook's 1770 voyage to the Pacific Ocean. By the time of Bentham's arrangement, 60 species were recognised. The most recent taxonomic arrangement, which had stood since 1856, was that of Carl Meissner. Meissner's arrangement divided the genus into two sections, with ''B. ilicifolia'' placed alone in section ''Isostylis'' because of its unusual dome-shaped inflorescences, and all other species in section ''Eubanksia''. The latter section was divided into four series, which were based on leaf properties and were highly heterogeneous.
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