Banksia obovata

Banksia obovata
Wedge-leaved Dryandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia
Series: Banksia ser. Dryandra
Species: B. obovata
Binomial name
Banksia obovata
A.R.Mast and K.R.Thiele

Banksia obovata, commonly known as Wedge-leaved Dryandra, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

It was known as Dryandra cuneata until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. As there was already a plant named Banksia cuneata (Matchstick Banksia), Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet; their choice, "obovata", is from the Latin ob- ("inverse") and ovum ("egg"), in reference to the obovate leaves.

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