Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Proteaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(4): 575 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In planitie arenosa Quangen, Victoria, d. 20. Mart. 1840 utramque formam. Herb. Preiss. α No. 533 fruct. et β No. 532, steril. (Drummond coll. I. var. α. Herb. DC.! fl. et fr.)"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 71 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 63 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Proteaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 339 [secondary reference]

common name: Ribbed Hakea [n/a]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 368-369 (map), 383 (plate) [secondary reference]

common name: ribbed hakea [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, costatus, ribbed, referring to the leaves, which have a prominent mid-rib on the underside."

Barker, R.M., Haegi, L. & Barker, W.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Hakea. Flora of Australia 17B: 145-147, Fig. 19E-F, Map 138 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Hakea costata var. linearis Meisn. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Hakea costata var. lanceolata Meisn. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Hakea costata Meisn. var. costata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Hakea costata var. lanceolata Meisn. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Hakea costata var. linearis Meisn. nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: WA

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 340-341, photos 4-6 [secondary reference]

common name: Ribbed Hakea [n/a]

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