At the time , Embothrium was a wastebasket taxon to which many proteaceae were assigned .
English botanist James Edward Smith first described this species as Embothrium silaifolium in 1793 .
At the time , Embothrium silaifolium was a wastebasket taxon to which many proteaceae were assigned .
English botanist James Edward Smith first described this species as Embothrium silaifolium in 1793 .