Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Banksia vincentia
Gazetted date:
05 Aug 2016
Profile last updated:
05 Jun 2024
Description
Semi-prostrate habit, with basally prostrate, distally ascending branches from lignotuber. 0.3-0.75 m tall. Leaves are narrowly oblong-obovate, rounded to truncate; 12-47 mm long and 2-6.5 mm wide, entire or with 1-6 marginal teeth or undulations in distal part. Slightly recurved margins and lower surface densely covered in short hair. Petiole 1-3.5 mm long, moderately to densely covered in hair. Conflorescence surrounded by a whorl of 1–4-year old branches, 75–167 mm long developing basipetally; flowers divergent, with 14–17 columns of flower pairs. Perianth yellow or cream with a white to beige cover of hair. Anthers 0.5–1 mm long. Style apically hooked, 26–35 mm long from ovary to bend, 5–7 mm long from bend to apex;discolorous, green for 12–16 mm above ovary, distally grading from red to maroon to black just prior to anthesis.
Identify from co-occurring Banksia spinulosa.
Recent genetic work suggests the species concept is not valid.
Distribution
Known from only one site at Vincentia, NSW.
Habitat and ecology
- Low sedgeland and grassy heath, sometimes amongst emergent mallee Eucalyptus gummifera and other tall shrubs of Banksia and Hakea
- Found on coastal sands over clay on sandstone
- One population known, containing 14 individuals
Regional distribution and habitat
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Threats
- Some individuals have not re-sprouted following fire, impact of fire unknown.
- Impact of road maintenance activities on highly restricted population.
- Degradation of habitat from impacts of increasing urbanisation.
- Poor knowledge of the full extent of the species' distribution and abundance, including potential abundance.
- Habitat invasion by weeds such as invasive grasses inhibits the species' recruitment.
- The species is at very high risk of extinction via stochastic events due to its extremely small population size.
- Phytophthora cinnamomi is present in the population and several individuals are suspected to have died as a result.
Recovery strategies
A targeted strategy for managing this species has been developed under the Saving Our Species program; click
here for details. For more information on the Saving Our Species program click
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Activities to assist this species
- Exclude fire until requirements are investigated
- Exclude all access to site, potentially using fencing
- Ensure ex-situ population established
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