 In George 's 1981 arrangement , B. violacea was placed in subgenus Banksia because its inflorescence is a typical Banksia " flower spike " ; section Oncostylis because of its hooked styles ; and series Abietinae because its inflorescence is roughly spherical . It was placed in taxonomic sequence between B. incana ( Hoary Banksia ) and B. meisneri ( Meissner 's Banksia ) . 
 In George <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>1981 arrangement , B. violacea was placed in subgenus Banksia because its inflorescence <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>a typical Banksia " flower spike " ; section Oncostylis because of its hooked styles ; and series Abietinae because its inflorescence <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>roughly spherical . It was placed in taxonomic sequence between B. incana ( Hoary Banksia ) and B. meisneri ( Meissner <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>Banksia ) . 
In George  1981 arrangement , B. violacea was placed in subgenus Banksia because its inflorescence a typical Banksia " flower spike " ; section Oncostylis because of its hooked styles ; and series Abietinae cause its inflorescence roughly spherical . It was placed in taxonomic sequence between B. incana ( Hoary Banksia ) and B. meisneri ( Meissner  Banksia ) .