It was considered a separate genus named Dryandra until early 2007, when it was merged into Banksia on the basis of extensive molecular and morphological evidence that Banksia was paraphyletic with respect to Dryandra.
Itu dianggap sebagai genus terpisah yang bernama Dryandra sampai awal tahun 2007, ketika itu dimasukkan dalam Banksia berdasarkan bukti molekuler dan morfologi bahwa Banksia parafiletik terhadap Dryandra.