Protea argentea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 94. 1753.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 777.

Lectotype (Williams in Contr. Bolus Herb. 3: 134. 1972): Herb. Clifford: 29, Protea 1 (BM-000557732) .

Generitype of Protea Linnaeus (1753), nom. rej. (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 113. 1929).

Current name: Leucadendron argenteum (L.) R. Br. ( Proteaceae).

Note: Protea Linnaeus (1753), nom. rej. in favour of Protea Linnaeus (1771) .