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.]
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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.
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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]