Wege, J.A. & Thiele, K.R. (17 December 2009), Two new species of Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae) from near Ravensthorpe in Western Australia. Nuytsia 19(2): 304-307, Figs 1, 2 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Bandalup Hill, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons] 6 November 2008, A. Markey & J. Allen 6216 (holo: PERTH 08021937; iso: AD, CANB, HO, K, MEL, NSW).

taxonomic synonym: Hibbertia sp. Bandalup Hill (G.F.Craig 3479) [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

• Etymology: "The epithet is derived from the Latin abyssus (f.; an abyss, a bottomless pit) and the adjectival suffix -a (indicating place of growth), in reference to its position at the edge of a mine pit and also at the edge of extinction."

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 126 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Hibbertia abyssa Wege & K.R.Thiele orth. var.

• Text: "Orthographic variant. A.S. George in litt. (02/03/2016)."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Hibbertia abyssa Wege & K.R.Thiele orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Hibbertia sp. Bandalup Hill (G.F.Craig 3479) [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

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