Species Protea lagopus

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There aren’t any identifications of Protea lagopus.

Range:

Location unknown

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Etymology of Protea:

Gk. After Proteus, a mythological sea-god, who could change his form at will, taking new shapes. Seemingly Linnaeus was so over-awed by the variety of plants sent to him from the Cape that he named the genus Protea. The authors could not confirm this.

Etymology of lagopus:

From the Latin lagōpūs, from the Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)

Scientific name:

Protea lagopus Thunb.

Synonym of:

Paranomus lagopus

Long etymology:

Authors:

Thunb.

Protologue:

Diss. Prot. 19 (1781)

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