McGillivray, D.J. (24 February 1986), New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae): 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "East of Sandstone. C.A. Gardner 2486, 16 Aug. 1931 (PERTH)." HOLOTYPE: (PERTH–excluding the specimen at the far left of the sheet). ISOTYPE: (PERTH in Herb. Gardner) (ref. D.J.McGillivray & R.O.Makinson, Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision (1993) 402).

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 6 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 195 (map) [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "From the genus Acacia, and Greek suffix -oides, similar to; Gardner recognised a similarity to some wattles in the foliage of this species."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 383-384, 402 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 7-8 (Plate 1, fig., map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the overall resemblance of the plant (but especially the leaves) to an Acacia (Greek -oides, resembling, like)."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 188, Map 175 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 213 (photo, map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Resembling an acacia (leaves).

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: 90 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Hakea senegalioides Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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