Protea

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This article is about the plant genus. For further uses see Protea (disambiguation).

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Protea or sugarbush is a genus of flowers in the family Proteaceae, consisting of tropical African shrubs.

List of species

• Section Leiocephalea
  • Protea caffra (Common Protea)
  • Protea dracomontana
  • Protea glabra
  • Protea inopina
  • Protea nitida
  • Protea nubigena
  • Protea parvula
  • Protea petiolaris
  • Protea rupicola
  • Protea simplex

• Section Paludosae
  • Protea enervis

• Section Patentiflorae
  • Protea angolensis
  • Protea comptonii
  • Protea curvata
  • Protea laetans
  • Protea madiensis
  • Protea rubropilosa
  • Protea rupestris

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• Section Lasiocephalae
  • Protea gaguedi
  • Protea welwitschii

• Section Cristatae
  • Protea asymmetrica
  • Protea wentzeliana

• Section Cynaroidae
  • Protea cynaroides (King Protea)

• Section Paracynaroides
  • Protea cryophila (Snow Protea)
  • Protea pruinosa
  • Protea scabriuscula
  • Protea scolopendriifolia

• Section Ligulatae
  • Protea burchellii
  • Protea compacta
  • Protea eximia
  • Protea longifolia
  • Protea obtusifolia
  • Protea pudens
  • Protea roupelliae
  • Protea susannae

• Section Melliferae
  • Protea aristata
  • Protea lanceolata
  • Protea repens (Common Sugarbush Protea)

• Section Speciosae
  • Protea coronata
  • Protea grandiceps
  • Protea holosericea
  • Protea laurifolia
  • Protea lepidocarpodendron
  • Protea lorifolia
  • Protea magnifica
  • Protea neriifolia (Oleander-leaf Protea)
  • Protea speciosa
  • Protea stokoei

• Section Exsertae
  • Protea aurea
  • Protea lacticolor
  • Protea mundii
  • Protea punctata
  • Protea subvestita
  • Protea venusta

• Section Microgeantae
  • Protea acaulos
  • Protea convexa
  • Protea laevis
  • Protea revoluta
  • Protea ungustata

• Section Crinitae
  • Protea foliosa
  • Protea intonsa
  • Protea montana
  • Protea tenax
  • Protea vogtsiae

• Section Pinifolia
  • Protea acuminata
  • Protea canaliculata
  • Protea nana
  • Protea pityphylla
  • Protea scolymocephala
  • Protea witzenbergiana

• Section Craterifolia
  • Protea effusa
  • Protea namaquana
  • Protea pendula
  • Protea recondita
  • Protea sulphurea

• Section Obvallatae
  • Protea caespitosa

• Section Subacaules
  • Protea aspera
  • Protea denticulata
  • Protea lorea
  • Protea piscina
  • Protea restionifolia
  • Protea scabra
  • Protea scorzonerifolia

While proteas grow in a number of locations around the world, they are prominent in the fynbos region of South Africa.

External links

A large project has been underway to catalogue proteas in South Africa, called the Protea Atlas Project. A number of excellent images of proteas and protea-related plants and animals is available at the site.Template:Plant-stub

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