Knight, J. (1809), On the cultivation of plants belonging to the natural order of Proteeae: 121 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "From Endeavour River, where it was discovered by Sir JOSEPH BANKS."

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 589 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polybotrya F.Muell. nom. illeg.

Anonymous in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Plants collected by Dr H. Basedow on the Mackay Expedition in Arnhem Land, 1928. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 322 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 219 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya R.Br. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 229 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975), Australian Proteaceae: New taxa and notes. Telopea 1(1): 29 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea ceratophylla R.Br. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 136 [secondary reference]

common name: Silver Oak [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 62 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 70 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 292-293 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea ceratophylla R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea refracta var. ceratophylla (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea heteroneura W.Fitzg. legitimate common name: silver oak [n/a] common name: white grevillea [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, parallelus, parallel; refers to venation of the leaves."

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Proteaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 471-473, Fig. 140C, 145D [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea heteroneura W.Fitzg. legitimate

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 129-131, 433 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Endeavour River, QLD, 1770, J.Banks; lecto BM; possible isolecto: B, BM, E, MEL, NSW, P, US.

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya R.Br. legitimate

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: White Grevillea [n/a] common name: Silver Oak [n/a] common name: Narrow leaf Beefwood [n/a] common name: Beefwood [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 125, Fig. 34, 36 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 77-78 (Plate 56, fig., map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea ceratophylla R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea angustata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polybotrya F.Muell. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea refracta var. ceratophylla (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya var. hebestachya Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea muelleriana H.Buek legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea heteroneura W.Fitzg. legitimate common name: yinungkwurra (Groote Eylandt) [n/a] common name: White Grevillea [n/a] common name: Silver Oak [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 367, Plate 57, Map 355 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea ceratophylla R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea angustata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polybotrya F.Muell. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya var. hebestachya Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea refracta var. ceratophylla (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea muelleriana H.Buek legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea heteroneura W.Fitzg. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Grevillia parallela Knight orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea ceratophylla R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea angustata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polybotrya F.Muell. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya R.Br. var. polystachya legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea polystachya var. hebestachya Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea refracta var. ceratophylla (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea muelleriana H.Buek legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea heteroneura W.Fitzg. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 87 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea parallela (Knight) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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