Protea aurea
Species of shrub or small tree
Protea aurea | |
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P. aurea subsp. potbergensis | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. aurea |
Binomial name | |
Protea aurea (Burm.f.) Rourke |
Protea aurea, the long-bud sugarbush, is a shrub or small tree with a single trunk occurring in mountain fynbos, usually on cool, moist, southern slopes. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2]
The flowerheads are solitary and resemble a shuttlecock when open. Fruit is a densely hairy nut. Two subspecies are recognised: subsp. aurea and subsp. potbergensis with the later being rare and restricted to the Potberg.
References
- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea aurea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62818A185536627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T62818A185536627.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Protea aurea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. Field Guide to trees of South Africa. Struik, Cape Town
- Pooley, E. 2005. A Field Guide to Wild Flowers of Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. National Floral Publications Trust, Durban
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