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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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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 31 July 2009 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 76 - 77. (Includes a picture). Beard, J.S. (1963). The genus Protea in Tropical Africa Kirkia 3 Pages 156 - 160. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 230. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 104. (Includes a picture). Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 62 - 64. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 156. |
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Flora of Zambia: Protea madiensis subsp. madiensis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Protea madiensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Protea madiensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Protea madiensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Protea madiensis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Protea madiensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Protea madiensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Protea madiensis
Plants of the World Online: Protea madiensis
Tropicos: Protea madiensis
Wikipedia: Protea madiensis
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