Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Appendix: Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 500 APC [tax. nov.]

• Type: Glass House Mountains State Forest, foot of main peak at Mt Tunbubudla, south side, Qld, 1 July 1997, R.O.Makinson 1618; holo: CANB; iso: BRI, K, NSW.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

• Etymology: "The epithet, from the Latin lucens (glistening), refers to the highly reflective hairs of the leaves and stems."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 225-226, Fig. 20, Map 207 [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 59 [secondary reference]

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: 85 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea lucens (Makinson) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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