Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 377 [tax. nov.]

• Type: W. Australia, Drummond; Tone and Capel rivers, Oldfield.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 67 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 60 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Proteaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 328 [secondary reference]

common name: Lanoline Bush [n/a]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 42, 156 (plate), 189-190 (map) [secondary reference]

common name: plumed lanoline bush [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin tri-, three, and aristatus, awned; refers to the 3 long feathery awns (appendages) on the top of the nut."

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 113, 139 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Franklandia. Flora of Australia 16: 496 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: south-western W.A., J.Drummond s.n.; lecto: K (in fruit) (here chosen); isolecto: MEL.

• APC Dist.: WA

George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Franklandia. Flora of Australia 16: 317, Fig. 159, Map 356 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 823 [secondary reference]

common name: Plumed Lanoline Bush [n/a]

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