McGillivray, D.J. (24 February 1986), New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae): 3 [autonym]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 220 (map) [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. common name: hairy spider flower [n/a] common name: grey spider flower [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the genus, Buxus, the box and Latin, -folium, a leaf; refers to the likeness of the leaf to the European box."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 48 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 311-315 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 73-74 (Plate 56, fig., map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Stylurus buxifolia (Sm.) Knight nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Embothrium genianthum Cav. legitimate

Hart, J.M. & Henwood, M.J. (14 November 1996), The taxonomic web of the Grey Spider Flower: Grevillea buxifolia (Proteaceae). Telopea 7(1): 73 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Embothrium genianthum Cav. legitimate

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 330-331, Plate 47, Map 311 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Embothrium genianthum Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea buxifolia subsp. buxifolia 'race c' legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea buxifolia subsp. buxifolia 'race b' legitimate

• APC Comment: Occasional intermediates with G. phylicoides are known.
• APC Dist.: NSW

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 52 [secondary reference]

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