Protea amplexicaulis
Protea amplexicaulis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. amplexicaulis
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Binomial name | |
Protea amplexicaulis (Salisb.)
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Protea amplexicaulis,[2][3] the clasping-leaf sugarbush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to South Africa and occurs from Citrusdal to the Kogelberg, as well as in the Langeberg.[4] The shrub remains low and spreads out, becoming 1.3 m in diameter and flowering from June to September.[5]
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive.[5] The seeds are stored in a shell and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place by the action of rats and mice.[6] The plant grows sandstone soils at heights of 180 to 1,600 m.[7]
In Afrikaans it is known as ′aardroos-suikerbos′.[5]
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References[]
- ^ Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Protea amplexicaulis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113208239A157947276. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113208239A157947276.en. Downloaded on 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Protea amplexicaulis (Salisb.) R.Br". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. mindat.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Protea amplexicaulis | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Protea amplexicaulis (Clasping-leaf sugarbush)". www.biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Rodent Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Protea
- Garden plants of Africa
- Endemic flora of South Africa
- Proteaceae stubs