Protea conifera Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 138. 1762.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 774.

Lectotype (Williams in Contr. Bolus Herb. 3: 326. 1972): Herb. Linn. No. 116.21 (ex Herb. Clifford) (LINN; iso- BM (2 sheets)) .

Current name: Leucadendron coniferum (L.) Druce ( Proteaceae).