Leucadendron speciosum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 110; Mantissa Plantarum: 36. 1767.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 769.

Basionym of: Protea speciosa (L.) L. (1771) .

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Boerhaave, Index Alter Pl. Hort. Lugdb.-Bat. 2: 185. 1720.

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