Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Proteaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(4): 599 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In solo glareoso sterili sylvae Prope flum. Gordon, Hay, d. 7. Nov. 1840. Herb. Preiss. No. 528."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 72 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 578 [basionym]

basionym of: Josephia preissii (Meisn.) Kuntze legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 60 [secondary reference]

Sainsbury, R.M. (1985), A Field Guide to Dryandra: 74 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 173 (fig., map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Named after Dr Ludwig Preiss (1811-83) who collected in WA from 1838 to 1841."

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Dryandra. Flora of Australia 17B: 351, Map 379 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Josephia preissii (Meisn.) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Comment: A natural hybrid with D. ferruginea subsp. ferruginea is known.

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Dryandra. Flora of Australia 17B: 314 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Dryandra porrecta A.S.George legitimate by Sainsbury, R.M. (1985), A Field Guide to Dryandra: 74

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Banksia porrecta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele legitimate by Sainsbury, R.M. (1985), A Field Guide to Dryandra: 74

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Banksia acuminata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele legitimate

Mast, A.R. & Thiele, K.R. (26 February 2007), The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(1): 65 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Banksia acuminata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele legitimate

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