Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea beardiana McGill. , legitimate, scientific
McGillivray, D.J. (24 February 1986), New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae): 2 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "28 mls E. of Newdegate. J.S. Beard 2179, 30 Oct 1962 (PERTH – whole sheet)."
  • Comment: State given as W.A. by R.O.Makinson in a supplementary sheet to McGillivray's publication distributed on 24 May 1986.
Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 6 [secondary reference]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 216 (map), 223 (plate) [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Grevillea sp. (Peak Charles) [n/a]
  • Etymology: "Named after John S. Beard, former Director of King's Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth, and subsequently Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney."
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 77-78, 408 [secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 57-58 (Plate 42, fig., map) [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "Named in honour of John Beard who, among other achievements, surveyed and mapped the vegetation of W.A., collecting many species new to science."
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 77-78, Map 42 APC [secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication: Grevillea concinna R.Br. legitimate by Blackall, W.E. & Grieve, B.J. (1954), How to know Western Australian wildflowers: a key to the flora of the temperate regions of Western Australia 1: 108 pro parte misapplication: Grevillea concinna R.Br. legitimate by Beard, J.S. in Beard, J.S. (ed.) (1970), Descriptive Catalogue of West Australian Plants Edn. 2: 38
  • APC Dist.: WA