Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 16 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ora orient., Moreton Bay, 1827.C. Fraser."

• Comment: Weston (1995) states ' the type of P. attenuata R.Br.[ Suppl. Prodr. Fl. Nov.Holl. 16 (1830); T: Ora Orient. Moreton Bay' [QLD], 1827, C. Fraser; holo: BM} appears to be a P. stradbrokensis x P. virgata hybrid.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 181 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 9 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 477-478 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Persoonia media R.Br. legitimate

• Etymology: "From Latin, attenuatus, tapering, referring to the leaves, which often taper towards the base."

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia volcanica P.H.Weston & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia media R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia stradbrokensis Domin x Persoonia virgata R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Persoonia media R.Br. legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 181

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