sentences:  As the name ""Banksia nervosa"" had already been published by Otto Kuntze for the plant now known as "Pimelea angustifolia", Mast and Thiele were forced to choose a new specific epithet; their choice, "alliacea", is from the Latin "alliaceus" ("onion-like"), in reference to scent of the flowers.Genetic analysis by Marcell Cardillo and Renae Pratt indicate that its sister species is "Banksia pellaeifolia".The species is found in the Stirling Range in Western Australia, ranging east to Ongerup and Boxwood Hill and south to Manypeaks.