Proteaceae Juss.
Synaphea rangiferops A.S.George , legitimate, scientific
George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16: 494 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: 10 km S of Calingiri, W.A., 31 09'S, 116 23'E, 29 Aug. 1976, A.S.George 14331; holo:PERTH; iso: CANB.
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "Epithet from the generic name of the Reindeer or Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) with the Greek suffix -ops (-like), the leaf lobing being somewhat reminiscent of the form of the antlers of that animal."
George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16: 289, Map 322 [secondary reference]