A major disruption to Banksia nomenclature occurred in 1891, when Otto Kuntze challenged Banksia L.f. on the grounds that Banksia J.R.Forst & G.Forst (now Pimelea) had been published before it.
In 1891, German botanist Otto Kuntze challenged the generic name Banksia L.f., on the grounds that the name Banksia had previously been published in 1775 as Banksia J.R.Forst & G.Forst, referring to the genus now known as Pimelea.
Pimelea (often seen spelled Pimelia, which in fact is the name of a genus of beetles.) is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.
Pimelea spicata, the pink pimelea, an endangered plant species native to New South Wales, Australia