Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 350, 351 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

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• Type: Adenanthos obovata Labill.

Nelson, E.C. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Adenanthos. Flora of Australia 16: 318, 322 [secondary reference]

Nge, F.J. & Thiele, K.R. (24 June 2021), Review of the infrageneric classification of Adenanthos (Proteaceae)— the subsections of Adenanthos are polyphyletic. Nuytsia 32: 61 [secondary reference]

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