Proteaceae Juss.
Synaphea odocoileops A.S.George , legitimate, scientific
George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16: 492 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: near Elgin railway siding, S of Bunbury, W.A., 19 Oct. 1993, A.S.George 17072; holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW, PERTH.
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "Epithet from the generic name of the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) with the Greek suffix -ops (-like), in reference to the resemblance of the leaf lamina to the antlers of that species."
George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Synaphea. Flora of Australia 16: 292, Map 329 [secondary reference]