Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 156 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Novae Hollandiae ora Australi; Lewin's Land: in collibus saxosis. (ubi v.v.)"

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 360 [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]

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

taxonomic synonym: Synaphea favosa var. divaricata Benth. legitimate

• Etymology: "From Latin, favosus, honey-combed. Application is uncertain but probably refers to the leaf venation."

George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16: 490 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: King George Sound [W.A.], Dec., 1801, R.Brown iter Australiense (Britten 3264); lecto (here chosen): BM; isolecto: BM, K, MEL.

George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16: 304, Fig. 120, Map 350 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Synaphea favosa var. lanceolata Meisn. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 850 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Synaphea favosa R.Br. var. favosa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Synaphea favosa var. lanceolata Meisn. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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