Protea divaricata (P.J. Bergius) Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 194. 1771.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 779.

Basionym: Leucadendron divaricatum P.J. Bergius (1767) .

Lectotype (Rourke in J. S. African Bot. 42: 193. 1976): Grubb, Herb. Bergius (SBT) .

Current name: Diastella divaricata (P.J. Bergius) Rourke ( Proteaceae).