Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 21 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Ora orient., mont. Port Jackson, 1817. d [C]. Fraser. 1822. D [A]. Cunningham."

Meisner, C.D.F. (1854), Plantae Muellerianae: Proteaceae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26: 356 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 69 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 161 [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: 344 (fig., map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anadenia triternata Heynh. nom. inval., pro syn.

• Etymology: "From Latin, tri-, three, and ternatus, ternate or in threes; refers to the leaves, which are often divided into threes, 3 times."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 44-45 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 66-67, 445 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Oxleys 2 nd expedition n. 43 Fraser [NSW 1817?]; lecto: BM.

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 210-211 (Plate 172, fig., map) [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 94, Map 63 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Grevillea ramosissima Meisn. legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1972), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 2: 244

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT (doubtfully naturalised)

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 46 [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: 91 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea triternata (R.Br.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Hakea triternata (R.Br.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate taxonomic synonym: Anadenia triternata Heynh. nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT (doubtfully naturalised)

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