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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
The South Africa women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Proteas, represents South Africa in international women's cricket.One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of the sport), the team is organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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.
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]
South Africa (Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Northern Province, Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape as far south as the Katberg mountains) and Lesotho Protea afra subsp. gazensis Manica sugarbush
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]