Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 203 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Novae Hollandiae orâ australi; Lewins Land; in ericitus depressis (ubi v.v.)."

• Comment: Given under BANKSIA L.f. (nom. cons.).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 72 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 582 [basionym]

basionym of: Sirmuellera sphaerocarpa (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 169 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (11 September 1981), The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Nuytsia 3(3): 417-418, Figs 85-86, 87 A [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "BM, annotated by Brown "Banksia affinis (m.s. name) A single plant observed between Princess Royal Harbour & Oyster Harbour on a heath", King George IIId Sound South coast of New Holland Decr. 1801"; and later determined by Brown as "2 Banksia sphaerocarpa".

nomenclatural synonym: Sirmuellera sphaerocarpa (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 59 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Proteaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 317-318 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 118 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Banksia. Flora of Australia 17B: 238-239 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sirmuellera sphaerocarpa (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate common name: Fox Banksia [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 814 [secondary reference]

common name: Fox Banksia [n/a] common name: Round-fruit Banksia [n/a]

George, A.S. (21 August 2008), Further new taxa in Banksia (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae). Nuytsia 18: 56 [secondary reference]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 144 [secondary reference]

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