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Protea (/ ˈ p r oʊ t iː ə / [2]) is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos).It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family. [3]About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa.
The king protea is the national flower [4] of South Africa. It also is the flagship of the Protea Atlas Project, run by the South African National Botanical Institute. The king protea has several colour forms and horticulturists have recognized 81 garden varieties, some of which have injudiciously been planted in its natural range.
South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team's nickname derives from South Africa's national flower, Protea cynaroides, commonly known as the "King Protea". South Africa entered first-class and international cricket at the same time when they hosted an England cricket team in the 1888–89
South Africa (Southwestern Cape) Protea compacta: Bot river sugarbush: Kleinmond to Bredasdorp Mountains South Africa Protea eximia: Broadleaf sugarbush: South Africa (Western Cape) Protea longifolia: Longleaf sugarbush: South Africa (Western Cape) Protea obtusifolia: Limestone sugarbush: South Africa (Western Cape) Protea pudens: Bashful sugarbush
Protea afra [3] (sometimes called the common protea), native to South Africa, is a small tree or shrub which occurs in open or wooded grassland, usually on rocky ridges. Its leaves are leathery and hairless.
This tree is known by the common name of African protea. [6] [7] Other vernacular names for this species used in South Africa include African sugarbush, [3] [8] [9] African white sugarbush, deciduous sugarbush or white sugarbush. In isiZulu [3] and Ndebele it is known as isiqalaba, [7] in the Northern Sotho language it is called segwapi, and in ...
Protea aristata is a compact shrub with beautiful flowers which is endemic to the southwestern part of the Cape Region of South Africa. [4] [5] P. aristata has become one of South Africa's most famous proteas in spite of its relatively late discovery, [6] [7] and re-discovery in 1953. [7]
Protea grandiceps, commonly known as rooisuikerbos, suikerbos or red sugarbush, [2] is a flowering shrub that belongs to the Protea genus and is native to south western parts of South Africa. [3] The shrub was listed as a near threatened species in 2006 according to the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [4]