Proteaceae

Protea L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 187 (1771), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Beard, Proteas Trop. Africa: 1–112 (1993).
  • Kew Bull. 42: 815–853 (1987).
  • Kirkia 3: 138–206 (1963).
  • Mant. Pl. Alt.: 187, 328 (1771).
  • Rourke, Proteas S. Africa (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 15, 1972 Harmer, S.F. South Africa K000423615 Type Yes
Dec 9, 1960 South Africa K000423660 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 9, 1960 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000423661 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 9, 1960 Bolus, H. [3761] South Africa K000423659 Unknown Type Material Yes
Banze, A.; Osborne, J.; Mucaleque, P.; Maoji, S.O. (guide) [AB544] Mozambique K001346713 No
Garside, S. [4052] South Africa K:SPC-26365.000 No
Garside, S. [4513] South Africa K:SPC-26477.000 No
Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Maoji, S.O. (guide) [PM43] Mozambique K001346889 No
Garside, S. [4377] South Africa K:SPC-26082.000 No
Banze, A.; Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide); Ndala, B. (guide) [AB567] Mozambique K001346736 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614716 No
Schlechter [10000] South Africa K000423611 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-17470.000 No
Garside, S. [4376] South Africa K:SPC-26102.000 No
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide); Ndala, B. (guide) [JO1764] Mozambique K000569924 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614825 No
Garside, S. [4424] South Africa K:SPC-26981.000 No
Garside, S. [4167] South Africa K:SPC-26529.000 No
Garside, S. [4012] South Africa K:SPC-26967.000 No
Garside, S. [4375] South Africa K:SPC-26075.000 No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000423658 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images