Gardner, C.A. (1964), Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XIII. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 47(2): 59 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in distr. Irwin prope flumen Hill, in fruticetis apertis in arenoso-glareosis, fl. m. Septem. Gardner 12175 (TYPUS)"

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

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 180-181 (fig., map) [secondary reference]

common name: awled honeypot [n/a]

• Etymology: "A Latinised form of the botanical term, 'subulate', which means narrow and tapering gently to a fine point; refers to the pointed bracts that surround the flowers."

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Dryandra. Flora of Australia 17B: 328, Map 352 [secondary reference]

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): 70 [basionym]

basionym of: Banksia subulata (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele legitimate

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