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  2. Protea - Wikipedia

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    Protea ( / ˈproʊtiːə / [ 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.

  3. Lists of flowering plants of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened. [6] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo ...

  4. Strelitzia - Wikipedia

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    Strelitzia / strɛˈlɪtsiə / [ 3] is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. It belongs to the plant family Strelitziaceae. [ 4] A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower/plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to birds-of-paradise. In South Africa, it is commonly known as a crane flower .

  5. Protea cynaroides - Wikipedia

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    Protea petiolata H.Buek ex Meisn. Protea woodwardii Endl. Protea cynaroides, also called the king protea (from Afrikaans: koningsprotea, Xhosa: isiQwane sobukumkani[ 3] ), is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush.

  6. Category:Flora of Africa - Wikipedia

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    For the purposes of this category, "Africa" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), namely as one of the nine "botanical continents". It includes the following regions: Category:Flora of North Africa. Category:Flora of Macaronesia. Category:Flora of West Tropical Africa.

  7. Cape Floristic Region - Wikipedia

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    Cape Floristic Region. /  34.16667°S 18.37500°E  / -34.16667; 18.37500. The Cape Floral Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the only floristic region of the Cape Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province .

  8. Erica (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Description. Most of the species of Erica are small shrubs from 20–150 centimetres (8–59 inches) high, though some are taller; the tallest are E. arborea (tree heath) and E. scoparia (besom heath), both of which can reach up to 7 metres (23 feet) tall. All are evergreen, with minute, needle-like leaves 2–15 millimetres ( – in) long.

  9. Gerbera - Wikipedia

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    Gerbera (/ ˈ dʒ ɜːr b ər ə / or / ˈ ɡ ɜːr b ər ə /) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy.

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