Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 24 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ora septentr., 1818. D. Cunningham."

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 455 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 9 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 69 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 219 [secondary reference]

Beard, J.S. in Beard, J.S. (ed.) (1970), Descriptive Catalogue of West Australian Plants Edn. 2: 38 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 229 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975), Australian Proteaceae: New taxa and notes. Telopea 1(1): 24 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "G. ilicifolia Cunningh. Mermaids 1st Voyage No. 163 Sim's Island North Coast" (label on lower left of sheet), "Nova Hollandia Cunningham in King's 1st Voyage" (data on reverse side of sheet at top); excluding the fruiting specimen on the far left of the sheet. (BM)."

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

Brennan, K.G. (1986), Wildflowers of Kakadu: 14, pl. 8 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 70 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 201 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea angulata var. lancifolia F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

• Etymology: "From Latin angulatus, angled; refers to the leaf margins, which tend to be more markedly angled in the northern part of its range."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 212-213, 404 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1 April 1993), A taxonomic revision of Grevillea angulata (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae) and closely related species from the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Telopea 5(2): 403 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 120, Fig. 35 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 27-29 (Plate 18, fig., map) [secondary reference]

common name: anbirrim (Mayali) [n/a]

• Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the Latin angulatus (angled), in reference to the angular sinuses between spines on the leaf margin of the Type specimen."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 130-131, Plate 21, Map 103 [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 131 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Grevillea glabrescens Olde & Marriott legitimate by Brennan, K.G. (1986), Wildflowers of Kakadu: 14, pl. 8

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 129 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Grevillea prasina McGill. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 455

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Grevillea prasina McGill. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 69

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Grevillea prasina McGill. legitimate by Beard, J.S. in Beard, J.S. (ed.) (1970), Descriptive Catalogue of West Australian Plants Edn. 2: 38

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea angulata R.Br. var. angulata legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Grevillea agrifolia subsp. microcarpa (Olde & Marriott) Makinson legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 60

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 angulata (R.Br.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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