Gandoger, M. (1919), Sertum Plantarum Novarum. Pars secunda. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 66: 231 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australia, N.S.W. ad Barber's Creek (Maiden!)."

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 341 [secondary reference]

• Type: "HOLOTYPE: New South Wales, Barbers Creek, Maiden 11.1899 (ex Herbarium, Botanic Gardens, Sydney). ISOTYPE: NSW 94126 (collector Rumsey),"

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 341 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grevillea parviflora R.Br. legitimate

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 293 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grevillea parviflora R.Br. legitimate

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 83 (Plate 61, fig., map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. 'f' (Southern Sandstone form) [n/a]

• Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the Latin, patulus (spreading) and folium (a leaf), an allusion to the spreading leaves on the type specimen."

Makinson, R.O. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Grevillea. Flora of Victoria 3: 855-856, Fig. 173d-e [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. 'f' (Southern Sandstone form) [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 234-235, Fig. 22, Map 215 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. Southern Sandstone form [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. 'f' (Southern Sandstone form) [n/a] misapplication: Grevillea parviflora R.Br. legitimate by Fairley, A. & Moore, P. (1989), Native Plants of the Sydney District: 169

• APC Comment: Possibly intergrades with G. linearifolia in the Nowra/Conjola area.
• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 60-61 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. Southern Sandstone form [n/a]

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 patulifolia (Gand.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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