Bailey, F.M. in Meston, A. (1889), Botany of the Bellenden-Ker Expedition, in Report on the Government Scientific Expedition to the Bellenden-Ker Range (Wooroonooran), North Queensland. Queensland: Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly during the Session of 1889: 24 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "... gathered at the base of the leading spur at about 2000 feet, and from that to the summit of the south peak, an altitude of over 5,000 feet."

• Etymology: "After Edward Palmer, M.L.A., to whom we are indebted for much useful information as to the uses made by the aboriginal of our indigenous plants."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 573, Fig. 554 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 499 [secondary reference]

Burret, K.E.M. (31 December 1934), Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 12(113): 331 [basionym]

basionym of: Linospadix palmerianus (F.M.Bailey) Burret legitimate

Dowe, J.L. & Irvine, A.K. (1997), A revision of Linospadix in Australia, with the description of a new species. Principes 41(4): 214 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here designated): Australia, Queensland, Mt. Bellenden-Ker, 700 m, 1889, Bailey s.n. (BRI [AQ77548]).

Dowe, J.L. & Irvine, A.K. (1997), A revision of Linospadix in Australia, with the description of a new species. Principes 41(4): 214 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Linospadix palmerianus (F.M.Bailey) Burret legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Linospadix palmerianus (F.M.Bailey) Burret legitimate

Dowe, J.L. & Jones, D.L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Arecaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 195 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Linospadix palmerianus (F.M.Bailey) Burret legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Linospadix palmerianus (F.M.Bailey) Burret legitimate

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