Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 362 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Endlicher, S.F.L. (1848), Genera Plantarum Secundum Ordines Naturales Disposita Suppl. 4: 61 [basionym]

basionym of: Calyptrostegia spicata (R.Br.) Endl. legitimate

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 22 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calyptrostegia spicata (R.Br.) Endl. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 73 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 93 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 160 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 177 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 207 [secondary reference]

Threlfall, S. (26 January 1983), The genus Pimelea (Thymelaeaceae) in eastern mainland Australia. Brunonia 5(2): 143-144, Fig. 7A (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Inter Parramatta and Hawkesbury, May 1802, R. Brown Iter Australiense 1802–5 No. 3184 (BM); photo (SYD)."

nomenclatural synonym: Calyptrostegia spicata (R.Br.) Endl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Banksia spicata (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 380-381 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 159, Fig. 50, Map 203 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calyptrostegia spicata (R.Br.) Endl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Banksia spicata (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

• APC Dist.: NSW

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 10 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 380-381 [secondary reference]

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