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.]
  • 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].
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • 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]