George, A.S. (23 May 1974), Five new species of Adenanthos (Proteaceae) from Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(4): 383 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "East Mt. Barren, Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia – 33°55′S, 120°02′E, 9 September 1971, A.S. George 10968. Holo: PERTH, iso: CANB, K, NSW, PERTH. In spirit collection at PERTH, no. 1310/A."

• Etymology: "Latin, ellipticus, elliptic, in reference to the leaf-shape."

Nelson, E.C. (27 October 1978), A taxonomic revision of the genus Adenanthos (Proteaceae). Brunonia 1(3): 343-345 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 58 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 64 (fig., map) [secondary reference]

common name: oval-leaf adenanthos [n/a]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 16, 35, Fig. 19 [secondary reference]

common name: Oval-leaf Adenanthos [n/a]

Nelson, E.C. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Adenanthos. Flora of Australia 16: 330-331, Fig. 156, Map 372 [secondary reference]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 16 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Adenanthos elliptica A.S.George orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA

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