Meisner, C.D.F. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1855), New Proteaceae of Australia. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 7: 120 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Drummond, coll. vi. n. 204."

• Comment: Given under BANKSIA L.f. (nom. cons.).

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: 582 [basionym]

basionym of: Sirmuellera lindleyana (Meisn.) Kuntze legitimate

George, A.S. (11 September 1981), The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Nuytsia 3(3): 353-355, Figs 4G, 55 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Lecto: BM; iso: CGE, FI, K (2 sheets), LD, MEL (3 sheets), P, U. There is no sheet at NY."

nomenclatural synonym: Sirmuellera lindleyana (Meisn.) Kuntze legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 59 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 104 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sirmuellera lindleyana (Meisn.) Kuntze legitimate common name: porcupine banksia [n/a]

• Etymology: "Named after John Lindley (1799-1865), an English botanist who described many Australian species of plants"

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Banksia. Flora of Australia 17B: 221-222, Map 226 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sirmuellera lindleyana (Meisn.) Kuntze legitimate common name: Porcupine Banksia [n/a]

• APC Comment: A presumed natural hybrid with B. prionotes has been noted.
• APC Dist.: WA

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