Banksia caleyi (Red Lantern Banksia / Caley’s Banksia)

BanksiaBanksia Index Banksia ashbyi (Ashby’s Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia caleyi (Red Lantern Banksia / Caley’s Banksia) Banksia ericifolia Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia) Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia Banksia media (Southern Plains Banksia) Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia) Banksia prionotes (Acorn Banksia) Banksia quercifolia (Oak-leaved Banksia) Banksia serrata (Saw Tooth Banksia) Banksia spinulosa x ericifolia ‘Giant Candles’

Banksia caleyi, whose common include Caley’s Banksia and Red Lantern Banksia, is in the family Proteaceae and is a native woody shrub in Western Australia.

It usually grows as a dense shrub up to 2 high, with serrated leaves and red, pendent (hanging) inflorescences, that are often hidden in the foliage. This species is one of three or four related species that have hanging inflorescences, which is an unusual feature within the genus.

The species Banksia caleyi was first described by Scottish naturalist Robert Brown in 1830, and was named in honour of the English botanist George Caley.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Charophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Proteanae
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Species: Banksia caleyi

Footnote & References

Banksia caleyi R.Br., Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Banksia%20caleyi
Banksia caleyi R.Br., Caley’s Banksia, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2897569
Banksia caleyi, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1033122-Banksia-caleyi

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