Mueller, F.J.H. von (April 1859), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(5): 137 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In montibus Phillips Range."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 68 [secondary reference]

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

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 279 (plate), 293-294 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Latin, patens, spreading, and lobus, a lobe; refers to the outspread leaf lobes."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 243-244 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea platypoda F.Muell. legitimate

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 81 [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 171 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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: 88 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea patentiloba (F.Muell.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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