Mueller, F.J.H. von in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1857), Nova genera et species aliquot rariores in Plagis Australiae Intratropicis nuperrime detecta. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 9: 22 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In deserto australiae centralis. e.g. ad partes Australis rivi Sturt's Creek, lat. 19–20° austr."

• Etymology: "Species ... summa cum veneratione Alphonso de Candolleo dicata." [i.e. named in honour of Alphonse de Candolle]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 388 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hakea macrocarpa A.Cunn. ex R.Br. legitimate

Barker, R.M., Haegi, L. & Barker, W.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Hakea. Flora of Australia 17B: 38 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hakea macrocarpa A.Cunn. ex R.Br. legitimate

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