Hooker, W.J. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: 348 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Meisner, C.D.F. (1854), Plantae Muellerianae: Proteaceae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26: 358 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea trisecta F.Muell. ex Meisn. nom. inval., pro syn.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 71 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: - [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 454 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 266 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 144 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 21, Fig. 3B [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 385 (plate), 397 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea trisecta F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• Etymology: "From Latin, purpureus, purple or dull red with a dash of blue, referring to the flower colour, although the flowers are mostly a bright red."

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Hakea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 58 [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M., Haegi, L. & Barker, W.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Hakea. Flora of Australia 17B: 76, Fig. 8E-F, Map 53 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea trisecta F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea trisecta F.Muell. ex Meisn. nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Barker, R.M., Harden, G.J., Haegi, L. & Barker, W.R. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Hakea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 71 [secondary reference]

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