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• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 68 [secondary reference]

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

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 7, 195 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Pears [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 193 [secondary reference]

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 3: 1881 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Xylomelum pyriforme (Gaertner) R.Br. [In err., species combination already made by Knight (1809), hence Xylomelum pyriforme (Gaertn.) Knight].

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 182 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 17 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Proteaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 357 [secondary reference]

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Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 549-550 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "From Greek, xylon, wood, and melon, a tree fruit, referring to the large woody fruits."

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Xylomelum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 63 [secondary reference]

Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Xylomelum. Flora of Australia 16: 399-400 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, Qld, NSW

• Comment: Note: lectotypification by Farr, Leussink & Stafleu (p. 1881:(1979)) and subsequently reproduced here in error: should be Xylomelum pyriforme (Gaertn.) Knight as stated in species entry.

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Xylomelum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 78 [secondary reference]

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