Johnson, L.A.S. (1957), Two new species of Persoonia. The Victorian Naturalist 73(10): 160 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Brown Mountain, near Littleton, N.S. Wales, E. Betche, II.1893. HOLOTYPE (NSW. No. 20978), fl."

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

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 296 (fig.) [secondary reference]

doubtful misapplication: Jungle Geebung [n/a] common name: Forest Geebung [n/a]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 483 (plate), 495 (map) [secondary reference]

common name: forest geebung [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, silvaticus, pertaining to woodland, referring to its habitat."

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Persoonia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 9 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Forest Geebung [n/a]

Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 64, Map 12 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Proteaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 835, Fig. 169f [secondary reference]

common name: Forest Geebung [n/a]

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Persoonia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 8 [secondary reference]

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