Protea

   

This article is about the plant genus. For further uses see Protea (disambiguation).
Protea
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Pink Mink Protea <tr><th bgcolor=lightgreen>Scientific classification <tr><td>
<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Plantae <tr><td>Division:<td>Magnoliophyta <tr><td>Class:<td>Magnoliopsida <tr><td>Order:<td>Proteales <tr><td>Family:<td>Proteaceae <tr><td>Genus:<td>Protea </table> <tr><th bgcolor=lightgreen>Species <tr><td> See text </table> Protea is a genus of flowers in the family Proteaceae, consisting of tropical African shrubs.

List of species (selection)

  • King protea (Protea cynaroides)
  • Common sugar bush (Protea caffra)
  • Sugar bush (Protea mellifera)
  • Pink mink protea (Protea neriifolia)
  • Sugar bush, (Protea repens)

While proteas grow in a number of locations around the world, they are prominent in the fynbos region of South Africa.

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.

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