sentences:  This species was first formally described in 1996 by Alex George who gave it the name "Dryandra porrecta" and published the description in the journal "Nuytsia" from specimens he collected near Woodanilling in 1986.The specific epithet ("porrecta") is from the Latin "porrectus", in turn from "porrigo" meaning "to spread out" or "to extend", referring to the prostrate habit.In 2007, Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele transferred all the dryandras to the genus "Banksia" and this species became "Banksia porrecta".