Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1994), New names and combinations in Grevillea (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae). The Grevillea Book 1: 187 [tax. nov.]

• Type: West River W of Ravensthorpe on Highway 1, WA, 11 Oct. 1992, P.M.Olde 92/ 266.

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 138-139 (Plate 110, fig., map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea tetragonoloba 'race c' [n/a]

• Etymology: "The subspecific epithet is derived from the Latin distans (standing apart), an allusion to the more distant leaf lobes compared to the typical subspecies."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 74, Map 35 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea tetragonoloba 'race c' [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

Turner, I.M. (2014), Names of extant angiosperm species that are illegitimate homonyms of fossils. Annales Botanici Fennici 51: 307 [basionym]

basionym of: Grevillea neorigida subsp. distans (Olde & Marriott) I.M.Turner legitimate

Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 11 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grevillea neorigida subsp. distans (Olde & Marriott) I.M.Turner legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grevillea neorigida subsp. distans (Olde & Marriott) I.M.Turner legitimate

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