Protea pubera Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 192. 1771, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in Capitis b. spei arena rubra." RCN: 772.

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

Lectotype (Rourke in J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 8: 157. 1972): Grubb, Herb. Bergius (SBT) .

Current name: Leucospermum oleifolium (P.J. Bergius) R. Br. ( Proteaceae).

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