Protea namaquana

Protea namaquana, also known as the Kamiesberg sugarbush,[1][3][4] is a flowering plant which belongs to the genus Protea.[1][3] The plant is endemic to the southwestern Cape Region of South Africa,[1][5] in particular the Kamiesberg mountains of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape province.[1][4] The species has a worldwide distribution of only 18 km2. It is regarded as critically endangered.[1] In the Afrikaans language it has the vernacular name is Kamiesbergsuikerbos.

Protea namaquana
Protea namaquana flowering in the winter, in August
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. namaquana
Binomial name
Protea namaquana
  • Protea namaquana habitus
  • Protea namaquana flower
  • Protea namaquana flower
  • Protea namaquana habitat

See also

References
  1. Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (1 September 2006). "Kamiesberg Sugarbush". Red List of South African Plants. version 2020.1. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Protea namaquana". International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. "Protea namaquana (Kamiesberg sugarbush)". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko - Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. "Penduline Sugarbushes - Proteas". Protea Atlas Project Website. 11 March 1998. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. "Protea namaquana Rourke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.


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