Banksia sessilis var. sessilis
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Family Proteaceae
Taxonomy: Banksia sessilis (Knight) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele var. sessilis
Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Dryandra aff. proteoides (A.S.George 16746) (taxonomic synonym)
- Dryandra floribunda R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
- Dryandra floribunda R.Br. var. floribunda (taxonomic synonym)
- Dryandra sessilis (Knight) Domin var. sessilis (nomenclatural synonym)
- Josephia floribunda (R.Br.) Poir. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (12), ANBG_2019 (1), Read_2005 (36), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 23 traits from 62 records in 9 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 14 mm (14-14 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): follicle (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 480.34 mm2 (313.5-811.5 mm2) [sources: Read_2005]
- leaf_length (numerical): 25 mm (20-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 20 mm (15-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 221.3 g/m2 (182.48-247.52 g/m2) [sources: Read_2005]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblong (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): auriculate (1); cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Read_2005]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3); tree (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnyyyyyyyn (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
nutrient and stable isotope
- leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.51 mg/g (7.54-11.3 mg/g) [sources: Read_2005]
- leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.34 mg/g (0.27-0.4 mg/g) [sources: Read_2005]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 9.25 mg (9.25-9.25 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 4.38 m (0.5-6 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read_2005 | 8 | 36 | J. Read, G. D. Sanson, and B. B. Lamont. “Leaf mechanical properties in sclerophyll woodland and shrubland on contrasting soils”. Plant and Soil 276 (2005), pp. 95-113. doi: 10.1007/s11104-005-3343-8. |
| ABRS_2023 | 10 | 12 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_1981 | 2 | 2 | B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 1 | 2 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 1 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |