Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 488 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "W. Australia: Northern districts, Herb. F. Mueller (the collector not named.)" W.A. north district (MEL 46991). (ref. D.J.McGillivray & R.O.Makinson, Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision (1993) 404).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 70 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 60 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 200 (map), 205 (plate) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Latin, amplectens, embracing; refers to the leaves, which surround the stem."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 175-176, 404 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 24-25 (Plate 15, fig., map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "The specific name is derived from the Latin amplexare (to encircle, surround), in reference to the fact that the basal lobes of the leaves sometimes overlap and encircle the stem."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 425 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 76 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea amplexans (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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