Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Proteaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(4): 547 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In solo limoso ad ripam fluvii Vasse, Sussex, d. 13. Dec. 1839. Herb. Preiss. No. 697. (Drummond coll. I. Hb. DC.!)"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 69 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 61 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Grevillea. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 330-331 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 260-261 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: L.Preiss no. 697; lecto: NY; isolecto: B, G-DC, HBG, LE, MEL, P.

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 131 [secondary reference]

common name: Valley Grevillea [n/a]

• Etymology: "Some forms of this species have both divided and simple leaves; the specific epithet derives from the Latin diversus (different or diverse) and folium (a leaf)

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 181 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 828 [secondary reference]

common name: Variable-leaved Grevillea [n/a]

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 diversifolia (Meisn.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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