Protea piscina
Appearance
Protea piscina | |
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Protea piscina on the Middelberg Pass with an old fruit, seen from above | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. piscina
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Binomial name | |
Protea piscina |
Protea piscina, also given the vernacular name Visgat sugarbush,[2] is a shrub of the family Proteaceae that is native to South Africa.[2] It is endemic to the southwestern Cape Provinces.[3]
References
- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea piscina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113213154A185565578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113213154A185565578.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Rourke, John Patrick (1982). The Proteas of Southern Africa (2, illustrated ed.). Centaur Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780908379101.
- ^ Protea piscina Rourke. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
External links
- Media related to Protea piscina at Wikimedia Commons