Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea shiressii Blakely , legitimate, scientific
Blakely, W.F. (15 December 1925), Contributions to our Knowledge of the Flora of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 50(4): 383 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "So far the species has only been found at Mullet Creek, Hawkesbury River, about 1 mile northwest of Wondabyne railway platform, 40 miles by rail north of Sydney. It extends from the head of the salt water of Mullet Creek, as far as the northern arm, a distance of about a mile and a quarter. (D.W.C. Shiress and W.F. Blakely, 24/12/1922.)"
  • Etymology: "Named in honour of David William Campbell Shiress, my friend and companion on many botanical excursions during the last fourteen years."
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]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 314 (plate), 329-330 (map) [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "Named after David W.C. Shiress, who made many valuable plant collections in the 1920s in association with his friend, botanist W. F. Blakely."
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 55, pl. 4 [secondary reference]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 217-218 [secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 170-171 (Plate 138, fig., map) [secondary reference]
common name: Mullet Creek Grevillea [n/a]
Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 21 [secondary reference]
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 124, Map 98 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: NSW
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 65 [secondary reference]
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 [basionym]
basionym of: Hakea shiressii (Blakely) Christenh. & Byng legitimate