Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea buxifolia (Sm.) R.Br. , legitimate, scientific
Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 174 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Embothrium buxifolium Sm. legitimate
Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1829), The Botanical Cabinet 16: No. 1562 [secondary reference]
common name: Box-leaved Grevillea [n/a]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 69 [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 161 [secondary reference]
Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 11, 14, Plate IV, 204 [secondary reference]
common name: Grey Spider Flower [n/a]
Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 590 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium buxifolium Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Stylurus buxifolia (Sm.) Knight nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Embothrium genianthum Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stylurus collina Knight nom. rej.
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 190 [secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 179 [secondary reference]
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 48 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Grevillea sphacelata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea phylicoides R.Br. legitimate common name: Grey Spider Flower [n/a]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 311-315, 409 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium buxifolium Sm. legitimate
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 73 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium buxifolium Sm. legitimate common name: Box Leaf Grevillea [n/a] common name: Grey Spider Flower [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the generic name Buxus (a box-tree) with the Latin folium (a leaf), in reference to the similar shape of their leaves."
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 329-330 APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium buxifolium Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Stylurus buxifolia (Sm.) Knight nom. rej. common name: Grey Spider Flower [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NSW
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 52 [secondary reference]
common name: Grey Spider Flower [n/a]