Protea rosacea Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 189. 1771, nom. illeg.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 765.

Replaced synonym: Leucadendron nanum P.J. Bergius (1767) .

Type not designated.

Current name: Protea nana (P.J. Bergius) Thunb. ( Proteaceae).

Note: A superfluous name in Protea for Leucadendron nanum P.J. Bergius (1767) .