This species is named in honour of Sir Joseph Banks, the famed botanist of Captain Cook's voyage.
Dilenia is a tropical genus, the only Australian species, alata is endemic.
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Probably the best known species of the genus, the TWINING GUINEA FLOWER is a vigorous trailing plant.