Banksia dallanneyi

Common name: Couch Honeypot

Meaning of name:

Banksia is named after Sir Joseph Banks (1743 – 1820) who collected the first specimens of the genus during Captain Cook’s voyage in 1770. Banksia dallanneyi was previously known as Dryandra lindleyana. As there was already a Banksia lindleyana, this plant could not keep the name when Dryandras changed their names to Banksia. Dallanneyi is an anagram of the previous name.

Aboriginal Name:

Bullgalla.

Aboriginal Use:

An infusion of the flowers was used to relieve coughs and colds and as a refreshing drink.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

A prostrate undershrub to 30 centimetres tall. The gold to brown flowers are produced from May to September.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Noongar Bush Medicine, Medicinal Plants of the South-west of Western Australia. Vivienne Hansen & John Horsfall. 2016

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/5040372

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/32576