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.
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List of species
- Section Leiocephalea
- Common Protea (Protea caffra)
- Protea caffra subsp. nyasae
- Protea caffra subsp. gazensis
- Protea dracomontana
- Protea glabra
- Protea inopina
- Protea nitida
- Protea nubigena
- Protea parvula
- Protea petiolaris
- Protea petiolaris subsp. elegans
- Protea rupicola
- Protea simplex
- Common Protea (Protea caffra)
- Section Paludosae
- Protea enervis
- Section Patentiflorae
- Protea angolensis
- Protea angolensis var. divaricata
- Protea comptonii
- Protea curvata
- Protea laetans
- Protea madiensis
- Protea rubropilosa
- Protea rupestris
- Protea angolensis
- Section Lasiocephalae
- Protea gaguedi
- Protea welwitschii
- Section Cristatae
- Protea asymmetrica
- Protea wentzeliana
- Section Cynaroidae
- King Protea (Protea cynaroides)
- Section Paracynaroides
- Protea cryophila
- Protea pruinosa
- Protea scabriuscula
- Protea scolopendriifolia
- Section Ligulatae
- Protea burchellii
- Protea compacta
- Protea eximia
- Protea lonmgifolia
- Protea obtusifolia
- Protea pudens
- Protea roupelliae
- Protea susannae
- Section Melliferae
- Protea aristata
- Protea lanceolata
- Common Sugarbush (Protea repens)
- Section Speciosae
- Protea coronata
- Protea grandiceps
- Protea holosericea
- Protea laurifolia
- Protea lepidocarpodendron
- Protea lorifolia
- Protea magnifica
- Oleander-leaf Protea (Protea neriifolia)
- Protea speciosa
- Protea stokoei
- Section Exsertae
- Protea aurea
- Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis
- Protea lacticolor
- Protea mundii
- Protea punctata
- Protea subvestita
- Protea venusta
- Protea aurea
- 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.
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External links
A large project has been underway to catalog proteas in South Africa, called the Protea Atlas Project (http://protea.worldonline.co.za/default.htm). A number of excellent images of proteas and protea-related plants and animals is available at the site.
