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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.
Species such as the New South Wales waratah (Telopea speciosissima), king protea (Protea cynaroides), and various species of Banksia, Grevillea, and Leucadendron are popular cut flowers. The nuts of Macadamia integrifolia are widely grown commercially and consumed, as are those of Gevuina avellana on a smaller scale.
The following is a list of Protea species. Table of Protea species. Section Common name of section Species name Common name Image Distribution Craterifolia
The species is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush. It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South Africa in the fynbos region. 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.
Protea sulphurea, also known as the sulphur sugarbush, [3] [4] [5] is a flowering plant of the genus Protea in the family Proteaceae, [3] [4] [5] which is only known to grow in the wild in the Western Cape province of South Africa. [3] [6] A vernacular name for the plant in the Afrikaans language is heuningkoeksuikerbos or Skaamblom (shy flower) .
Protea repens, known as the common sugarbush and in Afrikaans as the suikerbossie, is an erect shrub growing in the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa.This species is relatively adaptable and variable and can be found growing widely in various soils.
The waratah (genus Telopea) is an Australian-endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania). The best-known species in this genus is Telopea speciosissima , which has bright red flowers and is the New South Wales (NSW) state emblem.
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]