Meisner, C.D.F. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1855), New Proteaceae of Australia. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 7: 77 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Common between Dundagaran and Smith River. – Drummond. col. vi. n. 183."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 68 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 63 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 332 (plate), 342 (map) [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 99-100, 445 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: T: Interior North of Swan River. W.A. 1850 - 51 [in error - actually 1853]. legit. J.Drummond, Coll. VI, 183; lecto NY; isolecto: BM, CGE, FI, G-DC, K, LD, MEL, PERTH.

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 202-203 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "The specific epithet may be derived from the Greek thyrsos ( a stem or stalk) and -oides (resembling), in reference to the conflorescence being on a long peduncle."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 90 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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: 91 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea thyrsoides (Meisn.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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