The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Banksia aemula(pictured) is thought to have inspired "
Banksia Men" – the villains in the children's story by
May Gibbs?
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Mention that elatior is a comparative, thus meaning "more elevated"? (Don't know whether your sources cover this.)
aargh, I have no Latin syntax books anymore which is why I worded it as thus. The only ref I have for a comparative form elatior is a fungus book - thanks to Cortinarius elatior. I'd be happy for a better ref.Casliber (
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21:32, 12 June 2010 (UTC)reply
You don't know which indigenous people called it banyalla?
Perhaps mention this in the article. Also, you once say that B. menziesii was placed in Oncostylis—is this an oversight for aemula? Perhaps it's also good to give the placement of serratifolia in the old arrangements, as if I understand it correctly both were considered as valid species.
Ucucha06:26, 14 June 2010 (UTC)reply
I did mention it in the lead and taxonomy section but if you missed it it might not be very clear. Essentially, folks knew from early on that serratifolia came to equal aemula and most used aemula (except NSW for some reason, which claimed Salisbury's name had precedence, which it did, until George realised the description failed to diagnose the species and therefore stated it was a misapplication. This settled everyone into using aemula from 1981 - a pity as I like the longer name as it clearly shows an affinity with B. serrata, but them's the breaks.Casliber (
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14:24, 14 June 2010 (UTC)reply
I think you should add something like that to the article; it makes the situation a lot clearer than the current text. Also, how can Sirmuellera serratifolia be a nomenclatural synonym of B. aemula (as opposed to B. serratifolia)?
Ucucha17:36, 14 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Title: Is photosynthesis related to concentrations of nitrogen and Rubisco in leaves of Australian native plants?
Author(s): Warren, CR; Adams, MA; Chen, ZL
Source: AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Volume: 27 Issue: 5 Pages: 407-416 Published: 2000
That has to be one of the dryest articles I've read in a long time! The results aren't dramatic and alot of it seems somewhat speculative so I can't see anything to interest the general reader in that one.Casliber (
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06:25, 16 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Title: Seeking Phytophthora resistant banksias.
Author(s): McCredie, T.; Dixon, K.; Sivasithamparam, K., et al.
Title: GROWTH OF HEATH VEGETATION .4. EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON GROWTH OF BANKSIA-ORNATA, BANKSIA-SERRATA AND BANKSIA-SERRATIFOLIA
Author(s): GROVES, RH
Source: AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Pages: 45-51 Published: 1978
Fascinating paper, and will be very useful when/f I ever do Banksia ornata - focusses on how that species doesn't grow as well as the other two species in warmer temperatures, and touches on evolution of that species. It is a little off-topic for this article but intriguing nonethelless.Casliber (
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06:16, 16 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Title: STUDIES IN ECOLOGY OF COASTAL HEATH IN NEW SOUTH-WALES .4. SEED SURVIVAL, GERMINATION, SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT AND EARLY GROWTH IN BANKSIA-SERRATIFOLIA SALISB, B-ASPLENIIFOLIA SALISB AND B-ERICIFOLIA LF IN RELATION TO FIRE - TEMPERATURE AND NUTRITIONAL EFFECTS
Title: STUDIES IN THE ECOLOGY OF COASTAL HEALTH IN NEW-SOUTH-WALES AUSTRALIA PART 2 THE EFFECTS OF WATER SUPPLY AND PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE ON THE GROWTH OF BANKSIA-SERRATIFOLIA BANKSIA-ASPLENIIFOLIA AND BANKSIA-ERICIFOLIA
Author(s): SIDDIQI M Y; CAROLIN R C
Source: Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales Volume: 101 Issue: 1 Pages: 38-52 Published: 1976
There is nothing left above that has much to do with the GA criteria (and indeed there hasn't been for some time), so I am passing this as a GA. For FAC, some of the papers listed above may provide additional useful information.
Ucucha06:17, 16 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Do we really need all the sister project links at the bottom? Links to Wikidata may be considered redundant because of the link in the sidebar. The 5 links to Wikisource especially feel like spam. This article needs to be cleaned up since it's going to be featured. --
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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Banksia aemula(pictured) is thought to have inspired "
Banksia Men" – the villains in the children's story by
May Gibbs?
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This article is part of WikiProject Banksia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the plant genus Banksia and related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the
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Mention that elatior is a comparative, thus meaning "more elevated"? (Don't know whether your sources cover this.)
aargh, I have no Latin syntax books anymore which is why I worded it as thus. The only ref I have for a comparative form elatior is a fungus book - thanks to Cortinarius elatior. I'd be happy for a better ref.Casliber (
talk·contribs)
21:32, 12 June 2010 (UTC)reply
You don't know which indigenous people called it banyalla?
Perhaps mention this in the article. Also, you once say that B. menziesii was placed in Oncostylis—is this an oversight for aemula? Perhaps it's also good to give the placement of serratifolia in the old arrangements, as if I understand it correctly both were considered as valid species.
Ucucha06:26, 14 June 2010 (UTC)reply
I did mention it in the lead and taxonomy section but if you missed it it might not be very clear. Essentially, folks knew from early on that serratifolia came to equal aemula and most used aemula (except NSW for some reason, which claimed Salisbury's name had precedence, which it did, until George realised the description failed to diagnose the species and therefore stated it was a misapplication. This settled everyone into using aemula from 1981 - a pity as I like the longer name as it clearly shows an affinity with B. serrata, but them's the breaks.Casliber (
talk·contribs)
14:24, 14 June 2010 (UTC)reply
I think you should add something like that to the article; it makes the situation a lot clearer than the current text. Also, how can Sirmuellera serratifolia be a nomenclatural synonym of B. aemula (as opposed to B. serratifolia)?
Ucucha17:36, 14 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Title: Is photosynthesis related to concentrations of nitrogen and Rubisco in leaves of Australian native plants?
Author(s): Warren, CR; Adams, MA; Chen, ZL
Source: AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Volume: 27 Issue: 5 Pages: 407-416 Published: 2000
That has to be one of the dryest articles I've read in a long time! The results aren't dramatic and alot of it seems somewhat speculative so I can't see anything to interest the general reader in that one.Casliber (
talk·contribs)
06:25, 16 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Title: Seeking Phytophthora resistant banksias.
Author(s): McCredie, T.; Dixon, K.; Sivasithamparam, K., et al.
Title: GROWTH OF HEATH VEGETATION .4. EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON GROWTH OF BANKSIA-ORNATA, BANKSIA-SERRATA AND BANKSIA-SERRATIFOLIA
Author(s): GROVES, RH
Source: AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Pages: 45-51 Published: 1978
Fascinating paper, and will be very useful when/f I ever do Banksia ornata - focusses on how that species doesn't grow as well as the other two species in warmer temperatures, and touches on evolution of that species. It is a little off-topic for this article but intriguing nonethelless.Casliber (
talk·contribs)
06:16, 16 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Title: STUDIES IN ECOLOGY OF COASTAL HEATH IN NEW SOUTH-WALES .4. SEED SURVIVAL, GERMINATION, SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT AND EARLY GROWTH IN BANKSIA-SERRATIFOLIA SALISB, B-ASPLENIIFOLIA SALISB AND B-ERICIFOLIA LF IN RELATION TO FIRE - TEMPERATURE AND NUTRITIONAL EFFECTS
Title: STUDIES IN THE ECOLOGY OF COASTAL HEALTH IN NEW-SOUTH-WALES AUSTRALIA PART 2 THE EFFECTS OF WATER SUPPLY AND PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE ON THE GROWTH OF BANKSIA-SERRATIFOLIA BANKSIA-ASPLENIIFOLIA AND BANKSIA-ERICIFOLIA
Author(s): SIDDIQI M Y; CAROLIN R C
Source: Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales Volume: 101 Issue: 1 Pages: 38-52 Published: 1976
There is nothing left above that has much to do with the GA criteria (and indeed there hasn't been for some time), so I am passing this as a GA. For FAC, some of the papers listed above may provide additional useful information.
Ucucha06:17, 16 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Do we really need all the sister project links at the bottom? Links to Wikidata may be considered redundant because of the link in the sidebar. The 5 links to Wikisource especially feel like spam. This article needs to be cleaned up since it's going to be featured. --
MCEllis (
talk)
19:27, 13 February 2016 (UTC)reply
Hi
MCEllis. I feel that WikiData is short shrifted and should get all the advertising possible. Very few editors know about it or contribute to it at this juncture. Cheers! {{u|
Checkingfax}} {
Talk}00:27, 23 February 2016 (UTC)reply