McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975), Australian Proteaceae: New taxa and notes. Telopea 1(1): 23 [autonym]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 179 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 156 (plate), 195 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek, acantha, a spine, and Latin, folium, a leaf; refers to the prickly foliage."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 43 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 59-61, 402 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea acanthifolia Sieber ex Spreng. nom. illeg.

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 8-9 (Plate 2, fig, map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea acanthifolia Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea acanthifolia Sieber ex Spreng. nom. illeg.

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 57, Map 9 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea acanthifolia A.Cunn. var. acanthifolia legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea acanthifolia Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea acanthifolia Sieber ex Spreng. nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: NSW

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 45 [secondary reference]

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