Orchard, A.E. (31 January 1984), The Tasmanian species of Persoonia Smith (Proteaceae). Brunonia 6(2): 236 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "A.M. Olsen s.n., The Thumbs, 23.iii.1940. Holotypus: HO 20682."

• APC Dist.: Tas

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 486 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Latin, oblanceolatus, oblanceolate, describing the leaf shape."

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 68 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia gunnii Hook.f. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia gunnii Hook.f. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 66 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia gunnii Hook.f. legitimate

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