Protea glabra
Protea glabra, also called the Clanwilliam sugarbush,[1][3][4] is a flowering shrub belonging to the genus Protea.[4]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. glabra |
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Protea glabra | |
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Other vernacular names for this plant are chestnut sugarbush, Clanwilliam protea or kayang bush. In Afrikaans it is known as the kaiingbos, kaiing-suikerbos, kaiinghout, kayangbos, kreupelwaboom or tolletjiewaboom.[1]
The tree's national number is 89.1.[5]
Description
The bush grows up to 5m high and has a conical shape. It blooms from July to November. The plant is monoecious with both sexes in each flower.[4]
Ecology
Pollination occurs through the action of birds[1][4] and beetles.[4] The seed is not stored in the woody fruit and is spread by the wind as soon as it is ripe.[1][4] The plant grows in shallow sandstone soils or cracks in rock at altitudes of 500 - 1,500m.[4] It is long-lived and can re-sprout after burning from a bole-shaped rootstock, although it normally grows in areas where there is low risk of wildfires.[1][4]
Distribution
This species is endemic to South Africa.[1] The plant is found in the Western Cape, on the Bokkeveld escarpment up to the Olifants River and the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains.[4] Here, it is a widespread and common species with no severe threats.[1]
References
- Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (15 April 2019). "Clanwilliam Sugarbush". Red List of South African Plants. version 2020.1. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Kuntze, Otto (1891). Revisio Generum Plantarum: vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomeclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum (in German). 2. Leipzig: A. Felix. p. 590. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.327.
- "Protea glabra (Clanwilliam sugarbush)". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko - Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Shaving-bush Sugarbushes - Proteas". Protea Atlas Project Website. 11 March 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- https://www.treetags.co.za/national-list-of-indigenous-trees/
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