Protea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 94 (1753), nom. rej.
This name is a synonym of Leucadendron

Publications

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers. [Cited as Protea.]
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Protea.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 194.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Beard in Kirkia 3: 138–206 (1963).
  • Beard, Proteas Trop. Africa: 1–112 (1993).
  • Chisumpa & Brummitt in Kew Bull. 42: 815–853 (1987).
  • Mant. Pl. Alt.: 187, 328 (1771).
  • Rourke, Proteas S. Africa (1980).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beard in Kirkia 3: 138-206 (1963)
  • Beard, Proteas Trop. Afr. (1993), nom. conserv.
  • Chisumpa & Brummitt in K.B. 42: 815-853 (1987)
  • Mant. Pl. Alt. 2: 187, 328 (1771)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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