Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 471 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Glasshouse ranges, Moreton Bay, F. Mueller, and probably from the same neighbourhood, Leichhardt."

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 163 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 453, Fig. 439 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 590-591 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 136 [secondary reference]

common name: Dwarf Spider Oak [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 179 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Grevillea linearifolia (Cav.) Druce legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 27, Fig. 3E [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 273 (map) [secondary reference]

common name: dwarf spider orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Greek, leios, smooth, and phyllon, a leaf; refers to the glossy leaves."

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 231-232 (Plate 192, fig., map) [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Appendix: Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 500 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "lecto (here chosen): Glass houses Moreton Bay [Glass House Mtns, Qld], s.d., F.Mueller; lecto: K."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 229-230, Fig. 21, Map 211 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. 'b' (smooth-leaved Queensland form) [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld

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 [basionym]

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

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