Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (15 April 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(1): 109 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in distr. Irwin pr. Champion Bay juxta Chapman River in declivibus lutosis flor. m. Sept. (D. 4152)."

Green, J.W. (1961), The Genus Conostylis R.Br. II. Taxonomy. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 85(3): 348 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "Holotype.–(Not found) ... Neotype.–Irwin River, West of Mingenew, C.A. Gardner 7725, 9.x.1945 (PERTH)."

Green, J.W. (1961), The Genus Conostylis R.Br. II. Taxonomy. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 85(3): 348 [basionym]

basionym of: Conostylis aculeata subsp. robusta (Diels) J.W.Green legitimate

Hopper, S.D. (7 February 1978), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the Conostylis aculeata group (Haemodoraceae). Nuytsia 2(4): 255 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 52 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., Purdie, R.W., George, A.S. & Patrick, S.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Conostylis. Flora of Australia 45: 80, Fig. 38, Map 79 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Conostylis aculeata subsp. robusta (Diels) J.W.Green legitimate

• APC Comment: Conostylis aculeata, C. prolifera and C. candicans hybridise with C. robusta.
• APC Dist.: WA

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