Knight, J. (1809), On the cultivation of plants belonging to the natural order of Proteeae: 126 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Embothrium speciosissimum Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium speciosum Salisb. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Embothrium spathulatum Cav. legitimate

• Comment: nom. illeg., nom. superfl., as the epithet speciosissima was available in Hylogyne in 1809 and thus ought to have been adopted by Knight.

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 594 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Sealy, J.R. in Cotton, A.D. (ed.) (1944), Botanical Magazine 164: t. 9660 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 540 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Crisp, M.D. & Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Telopea. Flora of Australia 16: 387 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

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