Bailey, F.M. (1899), Botany. Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 4: 195, pl. LXXXIX, XC [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Childers, Mrs. R. Helms,"

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 452 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 25 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 148 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 257 (fig., map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Named after Mrs R. Helms of Childers, Qld, who brought the species to the notice of Frederick Manson Bailey, Queensland Government Botanist, and who prepared drawings of the species for him."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 118-119 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 193-194 (Plate 159, fig., map) [secondary reference]

common name: Helms' Grevillea [n/a]

• Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to Sabine Helms (1866-1929), botanical illustrator and collector of the type. She was the wife of Richard Helms who collected during the Elder Exploring Expedition, 1891."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 364, Fig. 32, Map 351 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

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: 84 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea helmsiae (F.M.Bailey) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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