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Aboriginal Names.—At one time ealled “ Wattung-urree ” by the 
aborigines of the Counties of Cumberland and Camden, New South Wales 
(Macartliur). Mr. Forester Meeham informs us that the blacks on the Bellinger 
used to call it “ Belleimm.” 
Synonyms.— B. conchifera , Gsertn. Fr. 1, 221, t. 48 ; B. mitis, Knight, 
Prot. 112 ; B. dentata , Wendl. Hort. Herrenh., t. 8 ; B. media , Hook, f., FI. Tasm. 
1, 329, not of R.Br. The plant figured hv Cavanilles as B. serrata appears rather 
to he B. cemula ; Baillon’s figure, Hist. PI. ii, 394, f. 230, is most probably taken 
from B. attenuate (Benth.). Bundnlata, Lindl., is also a synonym, and not of 
B. cemula , in my opinion. See Part 33. 
Bark .—Of tubercular appearance, the outer surface dark grey, hut when 
fresh it has the appearance, when cut into, of juicy beef. In fact, the bark perhaps 
more deserves the epithet of “ beef ” than the wood. It contains from 10 to 20 per 
cent, of tannin, not sufficient to place it in the front rank of tan-barks, besides which 
its very dark colour would cause it to be objectionable to the tanner. 
Timber.—A purplish, mahogany-coloured wood, of coarse, open grain, yet 
tough and beautifully-grained, like many others of the Proteacese. It is a good 
working timber, and is much used for boat knees and stems, being reputed to last as 
long as the Cedar. It is also used for window-frames. It is not liable to split with 
nailing. It is a good firewood. It is generally injured by being bored into by the 
larvae of a beetle, which will be referred to presently. 
Insect Enemies.—Mr. E. Meyrick ( Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. [2] vii, 544) 
describes a new species of Tinea ( T. phauloptera ) ; the larva of this small moth 
“ mines a broad, gradually dilated gallery in the leaves of Banksia serrata , usually 
along the margin, in July; when full-fed, it cuts out an oval case from the leaf to 
pupate in, and lets itself down.” 
Mr. Froggatt informs us that a number of galls are also found on the foliage 
of this tree. They are chiefly small, are found upon the under side of the leaves, and 
are probably formed by small hymenoptera of the family Chalcididue. 
The most interesting insect as regards this plant is, however, the one referred 
to under “timber.” It is a large Prionid longicorn beetle {Macrotoma servilis, 
Pascoe), and is very destructive to the trunks, often practically destroying the timber 
for economic purposes. See Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. IV. [2] viii, 28. 
Exudations.—The Proteaceae is one of the families which yields both gums 
and resins. 
A dark red gum (? resin) has been observed on this species. See Maiden.* 
“ The Banksia wood, which produces large quantities of resin.”. 
(“Note on the Vegetation of W. Australia,” by A. H. Robertson, M.D.) in Prize 
Essays, Edinburgh Forestry Exli., 1884. 
# “ Gums and a resin, produced by Australian Protcacea;. 
Proc. Roy. Soc. S.A., 1889, p. 54. 
