Bailey, F.M. (1901), The Queensland Flora 4: 1330 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Helicia whelanii F.M.Bailey legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 440 [secondary reference]

Sleumer, H.O. (1955), Studies in Old World Proteaceae. Blumea 8(1): 4 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 72, Code 476 [secondary reference]

common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Whelan's Silky Oak [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 73, 126, 143, Code 476 [secondary reference]

common name: Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Whelan's silky Oak [n/a]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 23, 456 (plate), 459 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helicia whelanii F.M.Bailey legitimate common name: Whelan's silky oak [n/a] common name: Whelan's nut oak [n/a]

• Etymology: "Named in honour of Sergeant E. J. Whelan, a police officer who accompanied Bailey's 1899 Bellenden-Ker expedition, on which the species was first found."

Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 16, 35, 197, pl. 135(b), Code 476 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 101, 128, 172, Code 476 [secondary reference]

common name: Whelan's Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Silky Oak [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 406, Code 476 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Whelans Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Whelans Nut Oak [n/a] common name: Silky Oak [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 182-183, Fig. 369 [secondary reference]

common name: Whelan's Macadamia [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 310 [secondary reference]

Gross, C.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Macadamia. Flora of Australia 16: 423, Figs 150, 182, Map 472 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helicia whelanii F.M.Bailey legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 81 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 416-417 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Helicia whelanii F.M.Bailey legitimate common name: Whelan's Macadamia [n/a] common name: Whelan's Silky Oak [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Macadamia whelani F.M.Bailey orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lasjia whelanii (F.M.Bailey) P.H.Weston & A.R.Mast legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lasjia whelanii (F.M.Bailey) P.H.Weston & A.R.Mast legitimate

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