Banksia densa var. parva is a variety of Banksia densa. It was known as Dryandra conferta var. parva until 2007, when Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele sunk all Dryandra into Banksia. Since there was already a Banksia named Banksia conferta, Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet for D. conferta and hence for this variety of it.[1] As with other members of Banksia ser. Dryandra, it is endemic to the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia.

Banksia densa var. parva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Species:	B. densa
Variety:	B. d. var. parva
Trinomial name
Banksia densa var. parva (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
Synonyms
Dryandra conferta var. parva A.S.George

References

Further reading

• Cavanagh, Tony; Pieroni, Margaret (2006). The Dryandras. Melbourne: Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria); Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. ISBN 1-876473-54-1.
• "Dryandra conferta var. parva A.S.George". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• "Banksia densa var. parva (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• "Banksia densa var. parva (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.