In 1891, Otto Kuntze, in his Revisio Generum Plantarum, rejected the generic name Banksia L.f., on the grounds that the name Banksia had previously been published in 1776 as Banksia J.R.Forst & G.Forst, referring to the genus now known as Pimelea.
In 1891, Otto Kuntze's Revisio Generum Plantarum led to the dismissal of Banksia L.f. because it had been previously published as Banksia J.R.Forst & G.Forst in 1776, now recognized as Pimelea.