Original: The Banksia genus was first described and named by Carolus Linnaeus the Younger in his April 1782 publication Supplementum Plantarum ; hence the full name for the genus is '' Banksia L.f. '' The genus name honors the English botanist Sir Joseph Banks , who collected the first Banksia specimens in 1770 , during James Cook 's first expedition .
Simplified: Banksia is a genus of plants common to Australia , they were named after Joseph Banks . The Banksia are noted for there unique flowering .