Scientific Name: Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar (was var. compar)

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  • Pronunciation:
    BANKS-ee-ah in-teg-re-FOAL-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Inland Banksia
  • Derivation:
    Banksia: for Sir Joseph Banks | integrifolia: entire, uncut (leaves)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Green, yellow, mainly summer to winter
  • Fruit:
    Infructescence: woody, folicles numerous, valves 0.9 to 1.3 cm across
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest, wide range of habitats from coastal dunes to montane forests.
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroy Primary School, Fraser Island, Cranks Creek, TAFE Noosa Banks BHNR, NNS,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Honey Production: dark amber, honey source medium, pollen source medium.

Bush medicine: Coughs and colds - nectar syrup drunk

Timber: Wood used to make boat knees.

Bush food. Flowers dipped in water for sweet drinks, or rolled in hands to lick the nectar.

Seed cones used as hair brushes.

Identification Notes

Leaves: shiny above with wavy margins 10-20 cm long||

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Fiery jewel. Attractive to nectar-feeding birds.||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type) ||Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||