McGillivray, D.J. (24 February 1986), New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae): 9 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "About 25 km NNW. of Mt Holland, ca 86 km NE. of Hyden. K. Newbey 5808, 23 August 1979 (PERTH)."

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 6 [secondary reference]

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

• Etymology: "From Greek, lissos, smooth, and pleura, a rib; refers to the smooth veins and contrasting this species to the related G. scabrida."

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 114, 125 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 356-357 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 242-243 (Plate 202, fig., map) [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 350, Map 337 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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 lissopleura (McGill.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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