Banksia dentata is a species of tree in the genus Banksia. It occurs in
northern Australia, southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Growing as
a gnarled tree up to 7 m (23 ft) high, it has leaves up to 22 cm
(8.7 in) long with toothed margins. The cylindrical yellow flower
spikes, up to 13 cm (5 in) high, appear between November and May,
attracting honeyeaters, sunbirds, sugar gliders and insects. Flowers
fall off the spikes, which swell and develop follicles containing up to
two seeds each. Collected by Sir Joseph Banks in 1770, B. dentata is
one of the four Banksia species published in 1782 as part of Carl
Linnaeus the Younger's original description of Banksia. It is classified
in Salicinae, a series, or group of species, from Australia's eastern
states. Genetic studies show it to be an early offshoot within the
group. It is found in savanna, associated with Pandanus and Melaleuca.
After bushfires it regrows from its woody base, known as a lignotuber.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_dentata>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1604:
The Guru Granth Sahib (folio depicted), the religious text of
Sikhism, was installed in the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Granth_Sahib>
1859:
A powerful solar flare caused a coronal mass ejection that
struck Earth a few hours later, generating the most intense geomagnetic
storm ever recorded and causing bright aurorae visible in the middle
latitudes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event>
1911:
Construction began on the Saline Valley salt tram, which during
its operation was the steepest tram in the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saline_Valley_salt_tram>
1972:
In a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation,
American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the 11th World Chess
Champion with his victory over Russian Boris Spassky.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Spassky>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
letters patent:
(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by
an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly,
right, status, or title to a person or organization; or to record a
contract.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/letters_patent>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
ੴ One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative
Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond
Birth, Self-Existent. … True In The Primal Beginning. True
Throughout The Ages. True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True.
By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds
of thousands of times. By remaining silent, inner silence is not
obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within. The hunger
of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.
Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go
along with you in the end. So how can you become truthful? And how can
the veil of illusion be torn away? O Nanak, it is written that you
shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will.
By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described. By
His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness
are obtained. By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His
Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained. Some, by His Command,
are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly
forever. Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His
Command. O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in
ego.
--Sri Guru Granth Sahib
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Guru_Granth_Sahib>