Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 163 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Novae Hollandiae ora orientali; prope Sandy Cape; in arenosis prope littora (ubi v.v. cum fruct. matur. flor. delap!)"

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 prostrata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 170 [secondary reference]

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

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 182 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 8 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 493 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Persoonia daphnoides A.Cunn. ex R.Br. legitimate

• Etymology: "From Latin, prostratus, referring to the habit of most forms."

Weston, P.H. & Johnson, L.A.S. (1 March 1991), Taxonomic changes in Persoonia (Proteaceae) in New South Wales. Telopea 4(2): 302 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here designated): Sandy Cape, Hervey's Bay, R.Brown, 31 July 1802 (BM). ISOLECTOTYPE: NSW."

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 86, Map 50 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Linkia prostrata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 29 [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: Refers to Fraser island specimens only. Taxon thought to be extinct.

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

pro parte misapplied to: Persoonia cornifolia A.Cunn. ex R.Br. legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 8

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