Proteaceae Juss.
Grevillea kennedyana F.Muell. , legitimate, scientific
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Descriptions of some hitherto unknown Australian plants. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 24(2): 172-173 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Between rocks on Grey's Ranges (W. Baeuerlen)."
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 162 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 452 [secondary reference]
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 215 [secondary reference]
common name: Flame Spider-flower [n/a]
George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Proteaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 23 [secondary reference]
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: 261 (plate), 270 (map) [secondary reference]
common name: flame spider flower [n/a]
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 53 [secondary reference]
McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 360-361 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: W.Baeuerlen 358; lecto: MEL; isolecto: K, MEL,?NSW.
Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 224-225 (Plate 187, fig., map) [secondary reference]
common name: Flame Spider Flower [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet honours Mrs M.B. Kennedy who officially collected specimens for Mueller in north-western N.S.W."
Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 21 [secondary reference]
Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 196, Plate 35, Fig. 18, Map 184 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: WA, Qld, NSW
Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 64 [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: 85 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Hakea kennedyana Christenh. & Byng nom. inval.