George, A.S. (25 January 1996), New taxa and a new infrageneric classification in Dryandra R.Br. (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae). Nuytsia 10(3): 330-331 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Boundary Rd, N of junction with Gillingarra W Rd., Western Australia, 25 July 1994, M. Pieroni 94/5 (holo: PERTH 04228685; iso: CANB, NSW).

• Etymology: "Named from the Latin fuscus (dark) and bractea (a bract), in reference to the involucral bracts."

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Dryandra. Flora of Australia 17B: 268, Map 273 [secondary reference]

Mast, A.R. & Thiele, K.R. (26 February 2007), The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(1): 68 [basionym]

basionym of: Banksia fuscobractea (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele legitimate

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