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Australian Botanical prints by artist Maurice Hayler, designed to endure.
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148 Heath Banksia (Banksia ericifolia) - 5″ × 7″ Print Ready to Frame With 8″ × 10″ Mat and Backing
Genus: Banskia
Species: ericifolia
Meaning of name:
Banksia, after Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), an English naturalist and botanist who accompanied (then) Lieutenant James Cook on the Endeavour in 1768–1771, and who did much to bring Australian botany to the European world
ericifolia is from Latin: erice, heath or heather plant + folium, leaf. Having leaves like those of heath or heather, or more specifically, having the leaves of genus Erica (the heaths and heathers)
Banksia ericifolia was apparently the first plant ever collected by Joseph Banks at Botany Bay in 1770. It was Carl Linnaeus the Younger, son of Carolus Linnaeus, who described the specimen in 1782, in honour of Banks.
This print features in the Banksia Flower Collection 1 triptych collection, the Banksia Flower Collection 3 diptych collection, and the Banksia Flower Collection 4 diptych collection.
Product Code: 148_Heath_Banksia_mat_small
Availability: In Stock
Availability: In Stock
$47.00
Ex Tax: $42.73
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Botanical Information:
Family: ProteaceaeGenus: Banskia
Species: ericifolia
Meaning of name:
Banksia, after Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), an English naturalist and botanist who accompanied (then) Lieutenant James Cook on the Endeavour in 1768–1771, and who did much to bring Australian botany to the European world
ericifolia is from Latin: erice, heath or heather plant + folium, leaf. Having leaves like those of heath or heather, or more specifically, having the leaves of genus Erica (the heaths and heathers)
Banksia ericifolia was apparently the first plant ever collected by Joseph Banks at Botany Bay in 1770. It was Carl Linnaeus the Younger, son of Carolus Linnaeus, who described the specimen in 1782, in honour of Banks.
This print features in the Banksia Flower Collection 1 triptych collection, the Banksia Flower Collection 3 diptych collection, and the Banksia Flower Collection 4 diptych collection.
