Andrews, H.C. (1799), The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants 2: t. 74 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "J. Wilson, Esq. of Islington, raised this species from seeds about the year 1791; from a specimen in whose collection our figure was taken, this year in July, and where it flowered for the first time last year, in the month of August, and is still in bloom ..."

• Comment: Stafleu & Cowan, Tax. Lit. ed. 2, 1 (1976) 51 give the author as "probably ... John Kennedy", but as there is no such indication in the work itself, Andrews has been accepted here as the author.

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): 511 [secondary reference]

Knight, J. (1809), On the cultivation of plants belonging to the natural order of Proteeae: 100 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia ligustrina Knight nom. illeg.

Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1817), The Botanical Cabinet 1: t. 25 [secondary reference]

common name: Spear-leaved Persoonia [n/a]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 18 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 67, 142 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3: 5 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 579 [basionym]

basionym of: Linkia lanceolata (Andrews) Kuntze legitimate

Britten, J. in Banks, J. & Solander, D.C. (1905), Illustrations of Australian plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook's voyage round the world 3: 80 [basionym]

basionym of: Linkia lanceolata (Andrews) Britten isonym

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 169 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 440 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 30 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 583 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Linkia lanceolata (Andrews) Britten isonym

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 73, Pl. XXII [secondary reference]

common name: The Bonewood [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 183 [secondary reference]

common name: Lance-leaf Geebung [n/a]

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

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 475 (fig.), 487-488 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Persoonia ligustrina Knight nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Persoonia glaucescens Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: lance leaf geebung [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, lanceolatus, lanceolate, referring to the leaf shape."

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Persoonia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 18 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Persoonia lanceolata subsp. A [n/a]

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Proteaceae subfam. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 471 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "lecto (here chosen): the plate in H.C. Andrews, Bot. Repos. 2: t 74 (1799)."

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 99 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Persoonia lanceolata var. angustifolia Meisn. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Linkia lanceolata (Andrews) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Persoonia lanceolata var. latifolia (Andrews) Endl. legitimate

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Persoonia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 19 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Persoonia lanceolata subsp. A [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Persoonia lanceolata Andrews var. lanceolata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Linkia lanceolata (Andrews) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Linkia lanceolata (Andrews) Britten isonym taxonomic synonym: Persoonia latifolia Andrews legitimate taxonomic synonym: Persoonia ligustrina Knight nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Persoonia lanceolata var. latifolia (Andrews) Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Persoonia lanceolata var. angustifolia Meisn. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Persoonia lanceolata subsp. A [n/a]

• APC Dist.: NSW

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