Meisner, C.D.F. (1854), Plantae Muellerianae: Proteaceae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26: 353 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australia felix."

George, A.S. (11 September 1981), The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Nuytsia 3(3): 396 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "MEL, labelled by Mueller "Banksia prionophylla fer v Mueller. B. cunninghamii Sieber? Austr. felix"."

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 117 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii (Sieber ex Rchb.) A.S.George legitimate

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Banksia. Flora of Australia 17B: 231 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii (Sieber ex Rchb.) A.S.George legitimate

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