Leucadendron cynaroides Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 92. 1753, typ. cons.

"Habitat ad Caput b. spei in humidis mont. Tabularis." RCN: 767.

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

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Boerhaave, Index Alter Pl. Hort. Lugdb.-Bat. 2: 184. 1720.

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

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

Note: Specific epithet spelled “cinaroides” in the protologue.