Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 582 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland: leg. AM. DIETRICH sub. no. 1707."

• Etymology: (not specified.) [but presumably named in honour of Amalie Dietrich (1821-1891), collector of the original material]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 44 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 46 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 89, Fig. 7, Map 55 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Lake Elphinstone, Qld, A.Dietrich 1797; syn: MEL, NSW, PR."

• APC Dist.: Qld

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

orthographic variant: Persoonia amalieae M.B.Thomas & W.J.McDonald orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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