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A fact from Banksieaeformis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 May 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the leaves of two species of the fossil plant genus Banksieaeformis resemble those of the living Banksia serrata?
Latest comment: 10 years ago5 comments2 people in discussion
"Banksieaeformis is a plant genus that encompasses fossil leaves that can be attributed to the Proteaceae tribe Banksieae, but cannot be attributed to a genus." I don't understand this sentence. It is a genus of leaves that cannot be attributed to a genus? Um, isn't that what they are doing, attributing these leaves to a genus, Banksiaeformis? I must be missing something, but this doesn't seem to make any sense. Fram (talk) 09:35, 23 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
Ah, that of course makes more sense :-) Perhaps you can also reconsider "a genus that encompasses leaves", a genus encompasses plants and in this case is only known from fossilized leaves. Fram (talk) 11:32, 23 May 2014 (UTC)Reply