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Protea madiensis
madiensis
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Slopes below Namuli Peak, Zambezia, Mozambique
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Slopes below Namuli Peak, Zambezia, Mozambique
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Slopes below Namuli Peak, Zambezia, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Protea bequaertii De Wild. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large shrub or small tree. Leaves narrowly to broadly elliptic, ovate or obovate, up to 21 × 11 cm, hairless except when very young. Flower heads terminal, 10-17 cm in diameter. Bracts pale creamy-white to brown, often with a pink tip, covered with soft appressed hairs, flowers creamy-white; perianth base and claw hairy, limb hairless. |
| Notes: | Note: this species may be confused in the field with P. angolensis var. divaricata. That species, however, has the perianth claw hairless and the limb hairy, and is not normally found in montane grassland. |
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| Habitat: | Occurring in montane grassland, sometimes in miombo woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From southern Nigeria and Ethiopia to Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T |
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| Content last updated: | Friday 31 July 2009 |
| Literature: |
Beard, J.S. (1963). The genus Protea in Tropical Africa Kirkia 3 Pages 156 - 160. (Includes a picture). Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae FZ 9(3) Pages 62 - 64. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Protea madiensis:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Protea madiensis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Protea madiensis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Protea madiensis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Protea madiensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Protea madiensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Protea madiensis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Protea madiensis
Tropicos: Protea madiensis
West African Plants database: Protea madiensis
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