Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 155 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Novae Hollandiae ora australi; Lewin's Land: in ericetis (ubi v.v.)."

Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Proteaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(4): 522-523 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 66 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von & Tate, R. (June 1896), Botany. Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 16(3): 361 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 59 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 139-140 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum procerum F.Muell. legitimate

• Etymology: "From Latin distichus; 'distichous' is a botanical term meaning 'arranged in 2 opposite rows'."

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 522 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Conospermum floribundum Benth. legitimate by Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Proteaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(4): 522-523

Bennett, E.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Conospermum. Flora of Australia 16: 260, Fig. 114, Map 279 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum procerum F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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