Lindley, J. (1 January 1840), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: xxxv. [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1842), Icones Plantarum 5: t. 426 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 480 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia elliptica R.Br. legitimate

Weston, P.H. (18 September 1994), The Western Australian species of subtribe Persooniinae (Proteaceae: Persooniodeae: Persoonieae). Telopea 6(1): 98 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here designated): a specimen labelled 'Swan Rive. Drummond, 1839' (CGE, photo NSW). Isolectotypes?: E, K, FI.

Weston, P.H. (18 September 1994), The Western Australian species of subtribe Persooniinae (Proteaceae: Persooniodeae: Persoonieae). Telopea 6(1): 98 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia elliptica R.Br. legitimate

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 65 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persoonia elliptica R.Br. legitimate

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