Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (30 December 1993), New species and taxonomic changes in Grevillea (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae) from south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 9(2): 295-298, Fig. 20 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Western Australia: near Eneabba, P.M.Olde 91/102, 15 September 1991 [precise locality withheld], (holo: NSW; iso: PERTH).

• Etymology: "The epithet honours the naturalist and former curator of Burrendong Arboretum, near Wellington, NSW, Peter McDowell Althofer (1918-1991) and his wife and former assistant Hazel J. Althofer (nee Johnston), O.A.M. (1920-), for the inspiration and encouragement provided to the authors by their deep love of the Australian flora."

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 23-24 (Plate 14, fig., map) [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 441-442, Map 445 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Grevillea althoferi Olde & Marriott orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea sp. Eneabba (E.A.Griffin 1448) [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

• Comment: Orthographic correction of name [from G. althoferi] made in Nuytsia 9 (3); 438 (1994) by K.F.Kenneally

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 76 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea althoferorum (Olde & Marriott) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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