Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 11 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ora occid. – merid., King George's Sound, 1819. A. Cunningham. 1829 W. Baxter."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 66 [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: 144 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Latin, petiolaris, borne on a petiole; refers to the long petioles of the leaves."

Bennett, E.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Conospermum. Flora of Australia 16: 234-235, Figs 61, 104, Map 235 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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