sentences:  This banksia was first formally described in 1996 by Alex George in the journal "Nuytsia" and given the name "Dryandra epimicta" from specimens collected in 1986 near Kulin.In 2007, Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele transferred all the dryandras to the genus "Banksia" and this species became "Banksia epimicta".The specific epithet ("epimicta") is derived from the ancient Greek word "mykter", meaning "a nose" or "a nostril" with the prefix "epi-" meaning "upon", referring to the strong, unpleasant smell of the flowers.