Cavanilles, A.J. (14 May 1798), Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 4(2): 60, t. 388 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in incultis prope oppidum Jackson Novae Hollandiae."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 510 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Embothrium speciosissimum Sm. legitimate

Knight, J. (1809), On the cultivation of plants belonging to the natural order of Proteeae: 126 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hylogyne speciosa Salisb. ex Knight nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Brown, R. in Aiton, W.T. (1810), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 1: 212 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 578 [basionym]

basionym of: Hylogyne spathulata (Cav.) Kuntze legitimate

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 594 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 540 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Crisp, M.D. & Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Telopea. Flora of Australia 16: 387 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Embothrium spatulatum Knight orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

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