Druce, G.C. (1917), Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian. The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916, Suppl. 2: 625 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Embothrium linearifolium Cav. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 192 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea leiophylla F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 28-29 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 275-276 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium linearifolium Cav. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lysanthe linearifolia (Cav.) Knight legitimate taxonomic synonym: Embothrium lineare Andrews legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. alba Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. incarnata Sims nom. illeg.

• Etymology: "From Latin, linearis, linear, and folium, a leaf; refers to the leaf shape."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 51 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea linearis R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea parviflora R.Br. legitimate

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 339, 341-349 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea linearis R.Br. nom. illeg.

Holliday, I., Overton, B. & Overton, D. (1994), Kangaroo Island's Native Plants: 7 [secondary reference]

McCann, I.R. (1994), The Grampians in flower: 92 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 240-241 (Plate 200, fig., map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium linearifolium Cav. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lysanthe linearifolia (Cav.) Knight legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea linearis R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Embothrium sericeum var. angustifolium Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Embothrium lineare Andrews legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. rubra Page nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. alba Page nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. alba Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. incarnata Sims nom. illeg. common name: Linear-leaf Grevillea [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 220-221, Fig. 18, Map 203 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium linearifolium Cav. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lysanthe linearifolia (Cav.) Knight legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea linearis R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Embothrium sericeum var. angustifolium Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Embothrium lineare Andrews legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. incarnata Sims nom. illeg.

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 243 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Grevillea halmaturina Tate subsp. halmaturina legitimate by Holliday, I., Overton, B. & Overton, D. (1994), Kangaroo Island's Native Plants: 7

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 239 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Grevillea gariwerdensis Makinson legitimate by McCann, I.R. (1994), The Grampians in flower: 92

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 58 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. Hawkesbury Sandstone form [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. 'Typical form' [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Grevillea viridiflava Makinson legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 28-29

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

nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium linearifolium Cav. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lysanthe linearifolia (Cav.) Knight legitimate taxonomic synonym: Embothrium sericeum var. angustifolium Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Embothrium lineare Andrews legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis R.Br. var. linearis legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. incarnata Sims nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. Hawkesbury Sandstone form [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. 'e' (Broader-leaved Sydney form) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearifolia f. 'Typical form' [n/a] doubtful taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. rubra Page nom. inval., nom. nud. doubtful taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. alba Page nom. inval., nom. nud. doubtful taxonomic synonym: Grevillea linearis var. alba Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

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

pro parte misapplied to: Grevillea halmaturina subsp. laevis Makinson legitimate by McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 339, 341-349

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

misapplied to: Grevillea halmaturina Tate subsp. halmaturina legitimate by Holliday, I., Overton, B. & Overton, D. (1994), Kangaroo Island's Native Plants: 7

---