Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 170 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Embothrium sericeum Sm. legitimate

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 162 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 11, 13, 201 [secondary reference]

common name: Silky Grevillea [n/a] common name: Silky Spider Flower [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 191 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea sericea var. diffusa (Sieber ex Spreng.) Benth. legitimate

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 314 (plate), 329 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium sericeum Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Embothrium cytisoides Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lysanthe sericea (Sm.) Knight legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lysanthe riparia Knight legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lysanthe cytisifolia Knight nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea stricta R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea riparia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea dubia R.Br. legitimate common name: silky spider flower [n/a] common name: pink spider flower [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, sericeus, clothed with silky hairs; refers to the young stems, the undersides of the leaves and the outside of the perianth."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 51 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea riparia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea stricta R.Br. legitimate

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 339-341, 441 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: LINN; isolecto: G, MANCH, P-JU.

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea stricta R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea riparia R.Br. legitimate

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 166-167 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium sericeum Sm. legitimate common name: Silky Grevillea [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 221 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium sericeum var. minor Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium sericeum Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lysanthe sericea (Sm.) Knight legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 58 [secondary reference]

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