Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 20 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ora orient., mont. prope Port Jackson, 1817. D. Cunningh."

Meisner, C.D.F. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1856), Proteaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 14(1): 364 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea acicularis Meisn. nom. inval., pro syn.

McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975), Australian Proteaceae: New taxa and notes. Telopea 1(1): 28-29 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Oxley's 1st Expedition" (R. Brown script); specimen at upper left of sheet bearing also specimens from Fraser (BM). See plate IV."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 213 [secondary reference]

common name: Rankins Spings Spider-flower [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 179 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 7 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1988), Australian Native Plants: propagation, cultivation and use in landscaping Edn. 3: 273 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea ‘Rankinsii’ [default]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 250-251 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea ‘Rankinsii’ [default] common name: Rankins Springs spider flower [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 47-48 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn. legitimate

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 282-284 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 147 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn. legitimate

Makinson, R.O. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Grevillea. Flora of Victoria 3: 856 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn. legitimate

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Appendix: Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 503 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: NSW..'.. mon. prope Port Jackson 1817. D [A.}. Cunningh.' [protologue]; Lecto: Oxleys 1st Expedition [R.Brown script; leg. prob. A.Cunningham]; lecto: BM, fide D.J.McGillivray, Telopea 1: 28 (1975); isolecto: K, NY, both as 31 May 1817, A.Cunningham 28.

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Appendix: Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 503 [basionym]

basionym of: Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. glabella (R.Br.) Makinson legitimate

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 301 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. glabella (R.Br.) Makinson legitimate

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 51 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. glabella (R.Br.) Makinson legitimate

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