Meisner, C.D.F. (1854), Plantae Muellerianae: Proteaceae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26: 357 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Australia felici."

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 224 (plate), 228 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea chrysophaea var. canescens H.B.Will. legitimate common name: golden grevillea [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Greek, chryso-, golden, and phae-, dark, refers to the deep yellow coloured flowers."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 270-271, 410 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 89-90 (Plate 71, fig., map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea chrysophaea var. canescens H.B.Will. legitimate common name: Golden Grevillea [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Grevillea. Flora of Victoria 3: 860-861, Fig. 174g [secondary reference]

common name: Golden Grevillea [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 286-287, Map 259 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea chrysophaea var. canescens H.B.Will. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Grevillea floribunda R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 440 common name: Golden Grevillea [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea chrysophaea F.Muell. ex Meisn. var. chrysophaea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grevillea chrysophaea F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Grevillea chrysophaea var. canescens H.B.Will. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Grevillea floribunda R.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Vic

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: 78 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea chrysophaea (F.Muell. ex Meisn.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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