Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 354 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "S. Australia. Kangaroo Island, F.Mueller, Waterhouse."

taxonomic synonym: Adenanthos barbatus Benth. nom. inval., pro syn.

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 158 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 263 [secondary reference]

Nelson, E.C. (27 October 1978), A taxonomic revision of the genus Adenanthos (Proteaceae). Brunonia 1(3): 378 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "near Wallan's hut [probably near American River], Kangaroo Island, n.d., Waterhouse, lecto MEL;"

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 69, (map) 72 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Adenanthos macropodianus E.C.Nelson legitimate

Nelson, E.C. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Adenanthos. Flora of Australia 16: 335 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Adenanthos macropodianus E.C.Nelson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Adenanthos sericea var. brevifolia Benth. orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Adenanthos macropodianus E.C.Nelson legitimate

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Adenanthos macropodianus E.C.Nelson legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 263

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