Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 160 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Novae Hollandiae ora australi, Lewins Land: in ericetis paludosis. (ubi v.v.)"

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

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

basionym of: Linkia microcarpa (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Johnson, L.A.S. & Briggs, B.G. (1975), On the Proteaceae - the evolution and classification of a southern family. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 70(2): 175 [basionym]

basionym of: Acidonia microcarpa (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 65 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 490 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acidonia microcarpa (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

• Etymology: "From Greek, micro-, small, and carpos, a fruit. The globular fruit is one of the smallest of the genus."

Weston, P.H. (18 September 1994), The Western Australian species of subtribe Persooniinae (Proteaceae: Persooniodeae: Persoonieae). Telopea 6(1): 88 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acidonia microcarpa (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 50 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acidonia microcarpa (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

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