nom. illeg. as Pimelea hewardiana Meissner and P. umbratica Meissner are cited in synonymy. Index Kewensis gives F.Mueller in First Gen. Rep. (1853) 17 but the name is given there without a description. Base name for Banksia elachantha (F.Muell.) Kuntze; Pimelea hewardiana var. elachantha Meissner.