Protea totta Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 191. 1771.

"Habitat in Cap. b. spei. montibus arena nigra." RCN: 770.

Lectotype (Rourke in J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 8: 71. 1972): Tulbagh 45, Herb. Linn. No. 116.35 (LINN) .

Current name: Leucospermum tottum (L.) R. Br. ( Proteaceae).