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.]
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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.
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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]