Gardner, C.A. (1964), Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XIII. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 47(2): 59 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in distr. Coolgardie in rupestribus "Iron Knob", collibus Koolyanobbing, fl. m. Oct. Gardner 12217 Oct. 1959 (TYPUS)."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 59 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 157 (fig., map) [secondary reference]

common name: Yilgarn dryandra [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, arboreus, tree-like; refers to its habit."

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Yilgarn Dryandra [n/a]

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Dryandra. Flora of Australia 17B: 269-270, Map 276 [secondary reference]

Mast, A.R. & Thiele, K.R. (26 February 2007), The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(1): 66 [basionym]

basionym of: Banksia arborea (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele legitimate

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