Banksia

/ˈbæŋksiə/ noun

A genus of Australian plants with distinctive cone-shaped flowers that are adapted to fire, named after the 18th-century botanist Sir Joseph Banks.

Named in honor of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), a renowned British botanist and explorer who sailed with Captain Cook; the binomial nomenclature naming convention honors important scientists.

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