Williamson, H.B. (1927), A contribution to the genus Grevillea. The Victorian Naturalist 44: 139 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Victoria: Mt. Granya, C. Walter, Oct., 1891. Corryong, E.W. Curtis, Oct., 1917. Granya Gap, Tallangatta, H.B.W., Oct. 1925. N.S.W.: Dubbo, Sources of Macquarie River, Curran, 1882."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 179 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 279 (plate), 300-301 (map) [secondary reference]

common name: crimson grevillea [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Greek, poly-, many, and Latin, bractea, a bract; refers to the bracts, which conceal the buds."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 46 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 275-276, 435 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Granya Gap, Tallangatta, Vic., Oct. 1925, H.B.Williamson; lecto MEL; see text for localities and status of remaining syntypes.

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 106-107 (Plate 81, fig., map) [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Grevillea [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Grevillea. Flora of Victoria 3: 859-560, Fig. 174e [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 286, Map 258 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Grevillea [n/a]

• APC Comment: Hybrid swarms between this species and G. lanigera are known from the Mt Granya area.
• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 50 [secondary reference]

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 polybractea (H.B.Will.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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