Protea cynaroides (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 190. 1771, typ. cons.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 767.

Basionym: Leucadendron cynaroides L. (1753), typ. cons.

Type not designated.

Original material: as basionym.

Generitype of Protea Linnaeus (1771), nom. cons.

Current name: Protea cynaroides (L.) L. ( Proteaceae).

Note: Protea Linnaeus (1771), nom. cons. against Protea Linnaeus (1753) and Lepidocarpus Adans. (1763) .