Protea scorzonerifolia
Protea scorzonerifolia, the channel-leaf sugarbush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the well-known Protea genus. The plant is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Du Toit's Kloof, Franschhoek and Groot-Winterhoek mountains. The plant became extinct on the Cape Peninsula.
| Protea scorzonerifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. scorzonerifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Protea scorzonerifolia (Salisb. ex Knight) Rycroft | |
In Afrikaans it is known as the kanaalblaarsuikerbos.
References
- Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Protea scorzonerifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113220920A185593528. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113220920A185593528.en. Downloaded on 10 August 2021.
- http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=799-132
- http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_scorzonerifolia.htm
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