Protea purpurea Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 195. 1771, nom. illeg.

"Habitat ad Caput b. spei." RCN: 780.

Replaced synonym: Leucadendron proteoides L. (1753) .

Neotype (Rourke in J. S. African Bot. 42: 203. 1976): Herb. Linn. No. 116.16 (LINN) .

Current name: Diastella proteoides (L.) Druce ( Proteaceae).

Note: An illegitimate replacement name in Protea for Leucadendron proteoides L. (1753) .