Proteaceae Juss.
Synaphea damopsis A.S.George
, legitimate, scientific
[George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16]:
489
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"c. 8 km S of Collie, W.A., 25 Oct. 1973, A.S.George 17174; holo: PERTH; iso: AD, BRI, CANB, K, MEL." [Correct collection date is 25 Oct. 1993, T.R.Lally, pers. comm. 2013].
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Etymology:
"Epithet from the name of the Fallow Deer (Cervus (Dama) dama) with the Greek suffix - opsis (-like), the leaves being somewhat reminiscent of the antlers of that animal in being cuneate with short lobes."
[George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16]:
302, Fig. 119, Map 345
[secondary reference]