Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 355 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Adenanthos velutinus Meisn. legitimate

Nelson, E.C. (1978), Studies in Adenanthos Labill. (Proteaceae) II: the taxonomic status of A. velutina Meisn. reassessed. Glasra, Contributions from the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin 2: 58 [secondary reference]

Nelson, E.C. (27 October 1978), A taxonomic revision of the genus Adenanthos (Proteaceae). Brunonia 1(3): 359-360 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Adenanthos velutinus Meisn. legitimate

• Text: ""in colonia Swan River', n.d., J. Drummond coll. 4, 266; holo NY; iso BM, FI, K, MEL, OXF, P, TCD."

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 72 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Adenanthos velutinus Meisn. legitimate

Nelson, E.C. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Adenanthos. Flora of Australia 16: 339 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Adenanthos velutinus Meisn. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Adenanthos meisneri var. velutina Benth. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Adenanthos velutinus Meisn. legitimate

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