Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Proteaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(4): 528 [tax. nov.]

• Type: In solo limoso-lapidoso prope cataractam ad caput flum. Cygnorum. Herb. Preiss. No. 777 et ad jugum montium Darling's-range, haud procul a cataracta. .No. 782. d. 25. et 26. Jul. 1839. (Drummond n. 589.)."

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 361 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 66 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 66 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Proteaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 356 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 519 (plate), 533-534 (map) [secondary reference]

common name: granite synaphea [n/a]

• Etymology: 'From Latin, acutus, pointed, and lobus, a lobe, referring to the pointed leaf lobes."

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 120, 136 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16: 487 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Darling Ra., W.A., 25-26 July 1839, L.Preiss 782; lecto (here chosen): P; isolecto: B, L, MEL, MO, P.

• APC Dist.: WA

George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16: 291, Figs 116S, 118B, Map 327 [secondary reference]

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