Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea diffusa Sieber ex Spreng. , legitimate, scientific
Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827), Curae Posteriores. Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 4(2): 46 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Nov. Holl."
  • Comment: Not in Index Kewensis which gives Meissner in de Candolle's Prodr. 14: 356.
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 50 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Grevillea capitellata Meisn. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea evansiana MacKee legitimate
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 332-335 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: In nova Hollandia. Sieber [protologue]; lecto: FI. Novae Holl. [NSW], s.d. [Sieber] 36; lecto: K; isolecto A, B, BR, FI, G, G-DC, GOET, K, Le, NSW.
taxonomic synonym: Grevillea capitellata Meisn. legitimate
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 122-123 [secondary reference]
common name: Red Flower Grevillea [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the Latin diffusus (spread out), in reference to the spreading leaves."
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 215 APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea sericea var. diffusa (Sieber ex Spreng.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea diffusa Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • APC Dist.: NSW
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: 79 [basionym]
basionym of: Hakea diffusa (Sieber ex Spreng.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate