Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea johnsonii McGill. , legitimate, scientific
McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975), Australian Proteaceae: New taxa and notes. Telopea 1(1): 22 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "NEW SOUTH WALES: Kerrabee Mtn, Kerrabee, 1.1 miles [1.8 km] E. of Cox's Gap railway tunnel, and c. 150 yds [135 metres] N. of railway formation (east side of slight gully), spreading shrub 10 ft [3 metres], rare on south-facing sheltered slope below sandstone cliffs, L.A.S. Johnson NSW 33695. (Located in the National Herbarium of New South Wales, Sydney)."
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: 267-268 (map) [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "Named after Dr L. A. S. Johnson, who was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, and who has contributed much to our knowledge of the family Proteaceae."
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 54 [secondary reference]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 229-230 [secondary reference]
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 217-219 (Plate 181, fig., map) [secondary reference]
common name: Johnson's Grevillea [n/a]
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 342, Map 324 APC [secondary reference]
common name: Johnson's Grevillea [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NSW
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 65 [secondary reference]
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: 84 [basionym]
basionym of: Hakea johnsonii (McGill.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate