Protea hirta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 188. 1771.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 136 (1762). RCN: 763.

Basionym: Leucadendron hirtum L. (1760) .

Lectotype (Rourke in J. S. African Bot. 50: 218. 1984): Herb. Linn. No. 116.36 (LINN) .

Current name: Mimetes hirta (L.) Knight ( Proteaceae).