Meisner, C.D.F. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1856), Proteaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 14(1): 452 [tax. nov.]

George, A.S. (11 September 1981), The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Nuytsia 3(3): 416-417 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here chosen): Banksia sphaerocarpa

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Banksia. Flora of Australia 17B: 238 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Banksia subser. Sphaerocarpae K.R.Thiele legitimate taxonomic synonym: Banksia subser. Nutantes K.R.Thiele legitimate taxonomic synonym: Banksia subser. Longistyles K.R.Thiele legitimate taxonomic synonym: Banksia subser. Leptophyllae K.R.Thiele legitimate

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