Johnson, L.A.S. (17 September 1962), Taxonomic notes on Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(3): 95 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Brindabella Range near Mt. Franklin, alt. ca. 1,500 m., Australian Capital Territory, R.D. Hoogland No. 6279 (NSW 54037). There are ISOTYPES in CANB, MEL, BRI, K, L, A, BM, US, and G. Flowering."

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 147 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 179 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 225 (plate), 238 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Latin, diminutus, made small; refers to the flowers, which are much smaller thatn the closely related G. victoriae."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 49 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 324-325 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 126-127 (Plate 101, fig., map) [secondary reference]

common name: Brindabella Grevillea [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 260, Plate 42, Map 245 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 55 [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: 79 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea diminuta (L.A.S.Johnson) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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