Protea piscina

Protea piscina, also given the vernacular name Visgat sugarbush,[1] is a shrub of the family Proteaceae that is native to South Africa.[1]

Protea piscina
Protea piscina on the Middelberg Pass with an old fruit, seen from above
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. piscina
Binomial name
Protea piscina

References

  1. Rourke, John Patrick (1982). The Proteas of Southern Africa (2, illustrated ed.). Centaur Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780908379101.


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