Protea namaquana
Protea namaquana, commonly known as the Kamiesberg sugarbush, is a flowering plant which belongs to the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to South Africa, in particular the Kamiesberg mountains of the Western Cape. It is regarded as critically endangered.[1] In Afrikaans the name is Kamiesbergsuikerbos.
| Protea namaquana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. namaquana |
| Binomial name | |
| Protea namaquana Rourke | |
Gallery
Protea namaquana bush
Protea namaquana flower
Protea namaquana flower
Protea namaquana bush
References
- "Threatened Species Programme - SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
External links
- http://pza.sanbi.org/protea-namaquana
- http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_namaquana.htm
- https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/sugar14.htm
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