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.
The decision by Otto Kuntze in 1891 to reject Banksia L.f. was due to its earlier publication as Banksia J.R.Forst & G.Forst in 1776, which is now classified under the genus Pimelea.