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Protea L.

This genus name was first published in Mant. Pl. 2: 187 (1771)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000031249.

Synonyms of Protea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Erodendrum Salisb. Parad. Lond. 1: t. 67 (1807) wfo-4000013923
Pleuranthe Salisb. Cult. Prot. : 49 (1809) wfo-4001303516

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Protea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea abietina Licht. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 248. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000483020
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea buekiana Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 580. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0000483005
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea buxifolia Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 580. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0000483008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea callosa Wendl. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 34, 399. wfo-0000482988
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea cartilaginea Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 580. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0000483121
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea ciliata Desf. Tabl. École Bot., ed. 2. 45. 1815 wfo-0000483098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea ciliata Poir. Encyc. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 572. 1816 [14 Dec 1816] wfo-0000483101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea cyanoides Thunb. Diss. Prot. 15. wfo-0000483055
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea decumbens Andrews Bot. Repos. t. 349. wfo-0000483045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea decumbens Willd. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 284. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000483058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea divaricata Willd. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 265. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000483047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea erosa Willd. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 260. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000483085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea furcellata Sm. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 277. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000486129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea lagopus Andrews Bot. Repos. t. 243. wfo-0000484757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea obovata Andr. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 251. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000484737
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea pallens Willd. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 222. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000484864
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea pedunculata Poir. Encyc. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 559, 578. 1816 [14 Dec 1816] wfo-0000484843
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea pedunculata Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 580. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0000484884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea phylicoides F.W.Schmidt ex Tausch Flora 13(2): 555. 1830 wfo-0000484883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea phylicoides Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 5: 659. 1804 [9 Jan 1804] wfo-0000484889
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea phylicoides Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1(2): 510. 1798 [Jul 1798] wfo-0000484892
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea pinifolia L. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 212. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000484890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea purpurea L. Mant. Pl. Altera 195. 1771 [Oct 1771] wfo-0000484817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea racemosa Thunb. Diss. Prot. 25. wfo-0000484795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea rangiferina Lee ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 277. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000484804
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea salsoloides Thunb. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 266. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000484643
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea sphaerocephala Willd. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 467. 1824 [dated 1825; publ. in late 1824] wfo-0000484580
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea sphaerocephala Thibaud ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 293. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000484588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea spicata Andrews Bot. Repos. t. 234. wfo-0000484586
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea squarrosa Poir. Encyc. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 573. 1816 [14 Dec 1816] wfo-0000484579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea triandra Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 110 (1899) wfo-0001106746
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea villosa Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 187. 1800 wfo-0000484631
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea villosa Poir. Encyc. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 566. 1816 [14 Dec 1816] wfo-0000484675
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea villosa Jacq. ex Meisn. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 265. 1856 [mid Oct 1856] wfo-0000484677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Protea virgata Poir. Encyc. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 556. 1816 [14 Dec 1816] wfo-0000484698