189.0000
Family
Proteaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 78 (1789), nom. cons.
80 genera, ca. 1830 spp. Phylogeny: mostly following Onstein et al. (2016)
Species listed in database: 1842; hybrids: 2
= Banksiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 235 (1820)
= Lepidocarpaceae Schultz Sch.; Nat. Syst. Pflanzenr.: 374 (1832)
189.5602
Genus
Protea L.; Sp. Pl. 1: 94 (1753)
Distribution: Tropical and South Africa (85 endemic to Cape)
Species listed in database: 106
= Chrysodendron Vaill. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 230 (1856) (1857)
= Erodendrum Salisb.; Parad. Lond. t. 67 (1807)
= Lepidocarpus Adans.; Fam. 2: 284 (1763)
= Lepidocarya Korth. ex Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: I. 353 (1855)
= Leucadendron L.; Syst. ed. II. 18 (1740)
= Pleuranthe Salisb.; Knight, Prot. 49 (1809)
= Scolymocephalus Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Serraria Adans.; Fam. Pl. 2: 284 (1763)
species :
Protea acaulos
(L.) Reichard; Syst. Pl. 1: 270 (1879)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Microgeantae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum glaucophyllum (Salisb.) Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 47 (1809)
= Erodendrum limoniifolium Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 47 (1809)
= Leucadendron acaulon L.; Sp. Pl. 92 (1753)
= Protea acaulis (L.) Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 40 (1781)
= Protea angustata Drège ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 245 (1856)
= Protea arenaria H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 245 (1856)
= Protea glaucophylla J.Lee & J.Kenn. ex Salisb.; Parad. Lond. 1: t. 11 (1805)
= Protea nana Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 233 (1792)
= Scolymocephalus acaulos (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea acuminata
Sims; Bot. Mag. 41: t. 1694 (1814)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Pinifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea cedromontana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 109 (1899)
= Scolymocephalus acuminatus (Sims) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea amplexicaulis
(Salisb.) R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 95 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Hypocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum amplexicaule Salisb.; Parad. Lond. t. 67 (1807)
= Pleuranthe amplexicaulis (Salisb.) Knight; Knight, Prot. 51 (1809)
= Pleuranthe ericifolia Knight; Cult. Prot.: 50 (1809)
= Protea repens Andrews; Bot. Repos. 7: t. 453 (1807)
= Scolymocephalus amplexicaulis (Salisb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea angolensis
Welw.; Apont. 586 (1859)
Distribution: ?Guinea; S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Mozambique
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZAM
Remarks: Sect. Patentiflorae
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucadendron angolense (Welw.) Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 917 (1900)
= Protea angolensis var. albiflora Engl.
= Protea angolensis var. glabribracteata Hauman; Fl. Congo Belge 1: 242, sine descript. lat. (1948)
= Protea chionantha Engl. & Gilg; O. Warburg (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 225 (1903)
= Protea urundinensis Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 166 (1944)
= Protea wangenheimii Engl.; Engl. & O. Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 68 (1915)
variant :
var. divaricata
(Engl. & Gilg) Beard; Kirkia 3: 154 (1963)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; ?Mozambique
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea angustimarginata Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19: 55 (1948)
= Protea bianoensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 2: 8 (1923)
= Protea chionantha var. divaricata Engl. & Gilg
= Protea denudata Hutch. & E.A.Bruce; Botanist S. Afr.: 492 (1946)
= Protea maschonica Engl.; Engl. & O. Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 67 (1915)
variant :
var. roseola
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 823 (1987)
Distribution: ?Tanzania; E-Angola; Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea angolensis f. roseola (Chisumpa & Brummitt) Beard; Proteas of Trop. Afr.: 34 (1992)
variant :
var. trichanthera
(Baker) Brummitt; Kew Bull. 31(1): 175 (1976)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea angolensis f. trichanthera (Baker) Beard
= Protea homblei De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 543 (1913)
= Protea trichanthera Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 320 (1909)
species :
Protea angustata
R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 90 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Microgeantae
Synonyms: hidden
= Scolymocephalus angustatus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea argyrea
Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19: 51 (1948)
subspecies :
subsp. argyrea
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; W-Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
subspecies :
subsp. zambiana
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 834 (1987)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Protea aristata
E.Phillips; Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 4: 45 (1938)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.: Swartberg)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Melliferae
species :
Protea aspera
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 236 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
species :
Protea asymmetrica
Beard; Kirkia 3: 195 (1963)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe (Inyangani Mt., Chingamwe plateau)
26 ZIM
Remarks: Sect. Cristatae
species :
Protea aurea
(Burm.f.) Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 45(4): 471 (1979)
subspecies :
subsp. aurea
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Exsertae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum bombycinum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 38, Salisb. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. 3: Mant. 263 (1809)
= Erodendrum umbonale Salisb. ex Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 589 (1840)
= Leucadendron aureum Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 4 (1768)
= Protea longiflora Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 234 (1792)
= Protea longiflora var. ovalis E.Phillips
= Protea obliqua Hort.Bollw. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 235 (1856)
= Protea ochroleuca Sm.; Exot. Bot. 2: 43 (1806)
= Protea radiata Bonpl. ex Rchb.; Fl. Exot. 4: 35, cum ic.
= Scolymocephalus longiflorus (Lam.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
subspecies :
subsp. potbergensis
(Rourke) Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 45(4): 471 (1979)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea longiflora subsp. potbergensis Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 44(4): 378 (1978)
species :
Protea baumii
Engl. & Gilg; Warb. Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 221 (1903)
subspecies :
subsp. baumii
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM
subspecies :
subsp. robusta
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 839 (1987)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM
species :
Protea burchellii
Stapf; Dyer, Fl. Cap. 5: I. 603 (1912)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Ligulatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum pulchellum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 36 (1809)
= Protea pulchella Andrews; Bot. Repos. 4: t. 270 (1802), nom. illeg.
= Protea pulchella var. undulata E.Phillips
= Protea pulchra Rycroft; Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 27: 230 (1961)
= Protea subpulchella Stapf; Bot. Mag. t. 9057 (1925)
= Scolymocephalus pulchellus (Andrews) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea caespitosa
Andrews; Bot. Repos. 8: t. 526 (1808)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Obvallatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum caespitosum (Andrews) Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 43 (1809)
= Erodendrum turbiniflorum Salisb.; Parad. Lond. t. 108 (1807)
= Protea oleracea L.Guthrie; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 23 (1925)
= Protea turbiniflora (Salisb.) R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 93 (1810)
= Scolymocephalus turbiniflorus (Salisb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea caffra
Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 237 (1856)
subspecies :
subsp. caffra
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; NE-Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea baurii E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 232 (1910)
= Protea bolusii E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 231 (1910)
= Protea multibracteata E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 230 (1910)
= Protea natalensis E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 231 (1910)
= Protea peglerae E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 230 (1910)
= Protea rhodantha Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 119: t. 7331 (1893)
= Protea stipitata E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 104 (1934)
= Scolymocephalus caffer (Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
subspecies :
subsp. falcata
(Beard) Lötter; Trees & Shrubs Mpumalanga & Krüger Nation. Park 676 (2002)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea rhodantha var. falcata Beard
subspecies :
subsp. gazensis
(Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 830 (1987)
Distribution: S-Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea gazensis Beard; Fl. Pl. Afr. 33: t. 1299 (1959)
subspecies :
subsp. kilimandscharica
(Engl.) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 830 (1987)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; etc.
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea ferrugineobracteata De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 2: 10 (1923)
= Protea kilimandscharica Engl.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891 195 (1892)
subspecies :
subsp. mafingensis
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 830 (1987)
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea mafingensis (Chisumpa & Brummitt) Beard; Proteas of Trop. Afr.: 72 (1992)
subspecies :
subsp. nyasae
(Rendle) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 830 (1987)
Distribution: Malawi (Mt. Milanje)
26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea nyasae Rendle; Trans. Linn. Soc. Ser. II. 4: 39 (1894)
species :
Protea canaliculata
Andrews; Bot. Repos. t. 437 (1806)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Pinifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum paeoniiflorum Knight; Cult. Prot.: 46 (1809)
= Protea harmeri E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 83 (1911)
= Protea polygaloides Willd.; Hort. Berol. [Willdenow] 2(9): 100 (1812)
= Scolymocephalus canaliculatus (Andrews) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea compacta
R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 76 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Ligulatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea spectabilis Willd. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 238 (1856)
= Scolymocephalus compactus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Protea triandra Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 110 (1899)
species :
Protea comptonii
Beard; Bothalia 7: 61 (1958)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Patentiflorae
species :
Protea convexa
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 235 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Microgeantae
species :
Protea cordata
Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 45 (1781)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Hypocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Pleuranthe cordifolia (Sims) Knight; Knight, Prot. 51 (1809)
= Protea cordifolia Sims; Bot. Mag. 18: t. 649 (1803)
= Scolymocephalus cordatus (Thunb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea coronata
Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 236 (1791)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum incomptum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 37 (1809)
= Protea incompta (Knight) R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 83 (1810)
= Protea incompta var. susannae E.Phillips
= Protea macrocephala Thunb.; Hoffm. Phytog. Blaetter 1: 13 (1803)
= Scolymocephalus incomptus (Knight) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus macrocephalus (Thunb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea cryophila
Bolus; Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. 1: 163 (1909)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.: Cedarberg)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Paracynaroides
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea chionantha Bolus; Trans. S. Afr. PhiL Soc. 16: 399 (1906)
species :
Protea curvata
N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901: 131 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga: Barberton)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Patentiflorae
species :
Protea cynaroides
(L.) L.; Mant. Alt. 190 (1771)
Name: King Sugarbush
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Cynaroideae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum cynariflorum Knight; Cult. Prot.: 43 (1809)
= Leucadendron cynaroides L.; Sp. Pl. 92 (1753)
= Protea cyclophylla (Gand.) Gand. & Schinz; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 54 (1913)
= Protea cynaroides f. cyclophylla Gand.
= Protea cynaroides f. eriolepis Gand.
= Protea eriolepis (Gand.) Gand. & Schinz; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 54 (1913)
= Protea petiolata H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 245 (1856)
= Protea woodwardii Endl.; Gen. Pl., Suppl. 4(2): 77 (1848)
= Scolymocephalus cynaroides (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea decurrens
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 236 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Hypocephalae
species :
Protea dekindtiana
Engl.; Jahrb. 32: 128 (1902)
Distribution: SW-Angola
26 ANG
species :
Protea denticulata
Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 40(4): 291 (1974)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.: Potberg)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
species :
Protea dracomontana
Beard; Bothalia 7: 53 (1958)
Distribution: Zimbabwe (Mt. Inyangani); South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal: E-Drakensberg)
26 ZIM 27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea inyanganiensis Beard; Kirkia 3: 183 (1963)
species :
Protea effusa
E.Mey. ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 240 (1856)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Penduline Sugarbushes
Synonyms: hidden
= Scolymocephalus effusus (E.Mey.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Protea marlothii E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 233 (1910)
species :
Protea enervis
Wild; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 30: 51 (1956)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; W-Mozambique (Chimanimani Mts.)
26 MOZ ZIM
Remarks: Sect. Paludosae
species :
Protea eximia
(Knight) Fourc.; Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. xxi.97 (1932)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Ligulatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum eximium Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 41 (1809)
= Mimetes spectabilis (Licht. ex Spreng.) F.Dietr.; Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 5: 77 (1819)
= Protea auriculata Tausch; Flora 25: I. 285 (1842)
= Protea latifolia R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 75 (1810)
= Protea latifolia var. auriculata (Tausch) Kuntze
= Protea radiata Andrews; Bot. Repos. 10: t. 646 (1812)
= Protea spectabilis Licht. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) (Spreng.) 1: 461 (1824)
= Scolymocephalus auriculatus (Tausch) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus eximius (Knight) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus spectabilis (Licht. ex Spreng.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea flavopilosa
Beard; Kirkia 3: 165 (1963)
Distribution: SW-Angola
26 ANG
species :
Protea foliosa
Rourke; J. S. Af. r. Bot. 41(2): 54 (1975)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Western Ground Sugarbushes
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea tenax var. latifolia Meisn.
species :
Protea gaguedi
J.F.Gmel.; Syst. 225 (1791)
Distribution: Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 BUR RWA 24 ERI ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Remarks: Sect. Lasiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucadendron leucoblepharum Hiern; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 1: 919 (1896)
= Protea abyssinica Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 (Willd.) 1(2): 522 (1798)
= Protea busseana Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 131 (1902)
= Protea chrysolepis Engl. & Gilg; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. (Warburg) 222 (1903)
= Protea janssensii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 2: 11 (1923)
= Protea leucoblephara K.Schum.; Just´s Jahresb. 28: I. 451 (1902)
= Protea manikensis De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 146 (1914)
= Protea ramosa Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19: 54 (1948)
= Protea trigona E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 230 (1910)
= Scolymocephalus abyssinicus (Willd.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea glabra
Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 42 (1781)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Scolymocephalus glaber (Thunb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Leucadendron thunbergii Endl.; Gen. Suppl. 4: II. 75 (1848)
species :
Protea grandiceps
Tratt.; Allg. Teutsch. Gart.-Mag. 5: 137, t. 9 (1808)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
species :
Protea heckmanniana
Engl.; Jahrb. 30: 300 (1900)
subspecies :
subsp. heckmanniana
Distribution: Tanzania; NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea salicifolia Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 395 (1932)
= Protea stolzii Mildbr. ex Peter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40: 11. 135 (1932)
subspecies :
subsp. angustifolia
(Hauman) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 844 (1987)
Distribution: SW-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea heckmanniana var. angustifolia Hauman
species :
Protea holosericea
(Knight) Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 40(4): 297 (1974)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea patens R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 82 (1810)
= Scolymocephalus patens (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Erodendrum holosericeum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 40 (1809)
species :
Protea humiflora
Andrews; Bot. Repos. t. 532 (1808)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Hypocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Pleuranthe glastifolia Knight; Knight, Prot. 50 (1809)
= Protea humiflorens Willd.; Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 7 (1814)
= Protea humilis R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 95 (1810)
= Scolymocephalus humiflorus (Andrews) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea humifusa
Beard; Proteas of Trop. Afr.: 94 (1992), nom. nov.
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea wentzeliana var. prostrata Beard
species :
Protea inopina
Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 44(4): 376 (1978)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
species :
Protea intonsa
Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 37(3): 183 (1971)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Western Ground Sugarbushes
species :
Protea kibarensis
Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19: 53 (1948)
subspecies :
subsp. kibarensis
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
subspecies :
subsp. cuspidata
(Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 845 (1987)
Distribution: NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea cuspidata Beard; Kirkia 3: 190 (1963)
species :
Protea lacticolor
Salisb.; Parad. Lond. t. 27 (1807)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Exsertae
species :
Protea laetans
L.E.Davidson; J. South Afr. Bot. 41(4): 207 (1975)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga: Blyde Rivier)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea gaguedi subsp. laetans (L.E.Davidson) Beard; Proteas of Trop. Afr.: 54 (1992)
species :
Protea laevis
R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 91 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Microgeantae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum longifolium (Salisb.) Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 46 (1809)
= Protea elongata R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 90 (1810)
= Protea longifolia Salisb.; Parad. Lond. 1: t. 37 (1806)
= Protea zeyheri E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 235 (1910)
= Scolymocephalus elongatus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus laevis (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea lanceolata
E.Mey. ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 240 (1856)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Melliferae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea lanceolata Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 248, nomen (1856)
= Scolymocephalus lanceolatus (E.Mey. ex Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea laurifolia
Thunb.; Nova Acta Acad. Petrop. 15: 464 (1806)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea comigera Stapf; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(1): 565 (1912)
= Protea glauca Drège ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 233 (1856)
= Protea lepidocarpon Sims; Bot. Mag. 18: t. 674 (1803)
= Protea marginata Thunb.; Hoffm. Phytog. Blaetter 1: 15 (1803)
= Protea melaleuca R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 79 (1810)
= Protea nigrita DC. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 233 (1856)
= Protea villosa Hort.Bollw. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 233 (1856)
= Scolymocephalus marginatus (Thunb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus melaleucus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea lepidocarpodendron
(L.) L.; Mant. Alt. 190 (1771)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum neriifolium Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 40 (1809)
= Leucadendron lepidocarpodendron L.; Sp. Pl. 91 (1753)
= Protea cristata Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 235 (1791)
= Protea fulva Tausch; Flora 25: 285 (1842)
= Protea lepidocarpodendron var. villosa E.Phillips
= Protea lepidocarpon R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 80 (1810)
= Protea speciosa Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 42 (1781)
= Scolymocephalus fulvus (Tausch) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus lepidocarpodendron (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea linearifolia
Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 296 (1901)
Distribution: SW-Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Protea longifolia
Andrews; Bot. Repos. tt. 132, 133, 144 (1801)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Ligulatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum ligulifolium Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 36 (1809)
= Erodendrum longifolium Knight; Cult. Prot.: 46 (1809)
= Erodendrum longipenne Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 35 (1809)
= Erodendrum umbonale Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 35 (1809)
= Protea dodonaeifolia H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 239 (1856)
= Protea ignota E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 229 (1910)
= Protea ligulifolia (Knight) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 346 (1826)
= Protea longifolia var. minor E.Phillips
= Protea minor (E.Phillips) Compton; Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 10: 1 (1944)
= Protea nigra Regel; Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov.: 116 (1860)
= Protea turbinata Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. 1: 661 (1821)
= Protea umbonalis (Knight) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 346 (1826)
= Protea vidua Ker Gawl.; Recens. Pl.: 39 (1801)
= Scolymocephalus longifolius (Andrews) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea lorea
R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 93 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea aulax Hibbert ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 242 (1856)
= Protea coronata Curtis ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. (Steud.) 658 (1821)
= Scolymocephalus loreus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea lorifolia
(Knight) Fourc.; Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. xxi.97 (1932)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum lorifolium Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 41 (1809)
= Protea macrophylla R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 78 (1810)
= Scolymocephalus macrophyllus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea madiensis
Engl.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891 196 (1892)
subspecies :
subsp. madiensis
Distribution: Burkina Faso; Benin; S-Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; S-Chad; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 BEN BKN NGA 23 CAF CMN RWA ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Remarks: Sect. Patentiflorae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea argyrophaea Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 398 (1921)
= Protea bequaertii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 542 (1913)
= Protea bequaertii var. pilosa Hauman
= Protea bismarckii Engl.; Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 154 (1927)
= Protea elliottii C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 328 (1909)
= Protea elliottii var. angustifolia Keay
= Protea madiensis Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 29: 143 (1875)
= Protea madiensis var. angustifolia (Keay) Beard
= Protea madiensis var. claessensii De Wild.
= Protea madiensis var. elliottii (C.H.Wright) Beard
= Protea madiensis var. pilosa (Engl.) Hauman
subspecies :
subsp. occidentalis
(Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 819 (1987)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; ?Mali; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea occidentalis Beard; Kirkia 3: 161 (1963)
species :
Protea magnifica
Andrews; Bot. Repos. t. 438 (1806)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea barbigera Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14(1): 233 (1856)
= Protea macrophylla H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 233 (1856)
= Scolymocephalus barbiger (Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea matonchiana
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 846 (1987)
Distribution: W-Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Protea micans
Welw.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891: 196 (1892)
subspecies :
subsp. micans
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
23 RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea albida De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 543 (1913)
= Leucadendron micans Hiern; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 1: 918 (1896)
subspecies :
subsp. lemairei
(De Wild.) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 842 (1987)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea lemairei De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. sér. 4 (1(2)): 30 (1902)
subspecies :
subsp. makutuensis
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 843 (1987)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
subspecies :
subsp. suffruticosa
(Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 843 (1987)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; Tanzania
23 CON 25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea suffruticosa Beard; Kirkia 3: 173 (1963)
subspecies :
subsp. trichophylla
(Engl. & Gilg) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 842 (1987)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea trichophylla Engl. & Gilg; Warb. Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 226 (1903)
= Protea lemairei subsp. trichophylla (Engl. & Gilg) Beard; Proteas of Trop. Afr.: 60 (1992), without basionym ref.
species :
Protea minima
Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 169 (1944)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea lynesii Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 168 (1944)
species :
Protea montana
E.Mey. ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 240 (1856)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Western Ground Sugarbushes
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea tugwelliae E.Phillips; Ann. Bolus Herb. 1: 130 (1915)
= Scolymocephalus montanus (E.Mey. ex Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea mucronifolia
Salisb.; Parad. Lond. t. 24 (1807)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Shale Sugarbushes
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum mucronifolium (Salisb.) Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 48 (1809)
= Protea mucronata Hort.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 240 (1856)
= Protea odoratissima Masson ex R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 87 (1810)
= Scolymocephalus mucronifolius (Salisb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea mundii
Klotzsch; Otto & A. Dietr. Allg. Gartenz. 6: 113 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Exsertae
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucadendron penicillatum Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 579 (1891)
= Protea ovalis H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 235 (1856)
= Protea penicillata E.Mey. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 235 (1856)
= Scolymocephalus penicillatus (E.Mey. ex Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea namaquana
Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 56(2): 261 (1990)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Penduline Sugarbushes
species :
Protea nana
(P.J.Bergius) Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 30 (1781)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Pinifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum acutifolium (Salisb.) Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 49 (1809)
= Leucadendron nanum P.J.Bergius; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1766: 325 (1766)
= Leucadendron pinifolium DC. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 241 (1856)
= Protea acutifolia Salisb.; Parad. Lond. t. 2 (1807)
= Protea rosacea L.; Mant. Alt. 189 (1771)
= Scolymocephalus nanus (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea neriifolia
R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 81 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea glauca H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 233 (1856)
= Scolymocephalus neriifolius (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea nitida
Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. VIII. n. 3 (1768)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum angustum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 39 (1809)
= Erodendrum grandiflorum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 42 (1809)
= Protea arborea Houtt.; Nat. Hist. II. 4: 107 (1775)
= Protea grandiflora Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 41 (1781)
= Protea laurifolia H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 236 (1856)
= Protea marginata Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 235 (1791)
= Scolymocephalus nitidus (Mill.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea nubigena
Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 44(4): 373 (1978)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal: Drakensberg)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
species :
Protea obtusifolia
H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 235 (1856)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Ligulatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea calocephala Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 239 (1856)
= Scolymocephalus calocephalus (Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus obtusifolius (H.Buek ex Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea odorata
Thunb.; Prod. Pl. Cap. 187 (1794)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Shale Sugarbushes
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucadendron odoratum (Thunb.) Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 2: 35 (1841)
species :
Protea ongotium
Beard; Kirkia 3: 172 (1963)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Protea paludosa
(Hiern) Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. 30: 297 (1901)
subspecies :
subsp. paludosa
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; W-Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Remarks: Sect. Paludosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea paludosa Welw.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891 196 (1892)
= Leucadendron paludosum Hiern; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 1: 919 (1896)
subspecies :
subsp. kolweziensis
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 850 (1987)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
subspecies :
subsp. secundiflora
(Hauman) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 849 (1987)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea secundiflora Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 167 (1944)
species :
Protea parvula
Beard; Bothalia 7: 54 (1958)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
species :
Protea pendula
R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 87 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Penduline Sugarbushes
Synonyms: hidden
= Scolymocephalus pendulus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea petiolaris
(Engl. ex Hiern) Welw.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891 197 (1892)
subspecies :
subsp. petiolaris
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; ?Mozambique
23 ZAI 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucadendron petiolare Hiern; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 1: 920 (1896)
= Protea katangensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. ii. 12 (1923)
subspecies :
subsp. elegans
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 825 (1987)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
species :
Protea piscina
Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 44(4): 375 (1978)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
species :
Protea pityphylla
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 234 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Pinifoliae
species :
Protea poggei
Engl.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891 197 (1892)
subspecies :
subsp. poggei
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; W-Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea vernicosa Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 166 (1944)
= Protea haemantha subsp. vernicosa (Hauman) Beard
subspecies :
subsp. haemantha
(Engl. & Gilg) Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 851 (1987)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea haemantha Engl. & Gilg; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. (Warburg) 220 (1903)
subspecies :
subsp. heliophila
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 852 (1987)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
subspecies :
subsp. mwinilungensis
Chisumpa & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 42(4): 852 (1987)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Protea praticola
Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30(3-4): 297 (1901)
Distribution: S-Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Protea pruinosa
Rourke; Flow. Pl. Afr., 44(1-2): t. 1721 (1977)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Paracynaroides
species :
Protea pudens
Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 45(4): 469 (1979)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Ligulatae
species :
Protea punctata
Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 238 (1856)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Exsertae
Synonyms: hidden
= Scolymocephalus coriaceus (H.Buek ex Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Protea carlescens E.Mey. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 238 (1856)
= Protea coriacea H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 238 (1856)
species :
Protea recondita
H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 237 (1856)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Penduline Sugarbushes
Synonyms: hidden
= Scolymocephalus reconditus (H.Buek ex Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea repens
(L.) L.; Mant. Alt. 189 (1771)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Melliferae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum mellifluum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 34 (1809)
= Leucadendron melliferum (Knight) W.Wight; US. Dept. Agric., Bur. Pl. Ind., Bull. 261, 27. 60 (1912)
= Leucadendron repens L.; Sp. Pl. 91 (1753)
= Protea canaliculata Herb.Linn.Soc.Lond. ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 242 (1856)
= Protea mellifera Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 34 (1781)
= Protea mellifera var. albiflora Andrews
= Protea repens Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 34 (1781)
= Protea repens var. major Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14(1): 242 (1856)
= Protea repens var. minor Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14(1): 242 (1856)
= Protea strobus Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 242 (1856)
= Scolymocephalus mellifer (Knight) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus repens (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea restionifolia
(Knight) Rycroft; Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 28: 1, 2 (1962)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum restionifolium Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 45 (1809)
= Protea echinulata Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 242 (1856)
= Protea echinulata var. minor E.Phillips
= Scolymocephalus echinulatus (Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea revoluta
R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 90 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Microgeantae
Synonyms: hidden
= Scolymocephalus revolutus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea roupelliae
Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 237 (1856)
subspecies :
subsp. roupelliae
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Remarks: Sect. Ligulatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea incana Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14(1): 248 (1856)
= Protea lanuginosa K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 364 (1898)
= Protea rudatisii Engl.; Engl. & O. Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 67 (1915)
= Protea transvaaliensis (Gand.) Gand. & Schinz; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 54 (1913)
= Scolymocephalus lanuginosus (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 279 (1898)
= Scolymocephalus roupelliae (Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
subspecies :
subsp. hamiltonii
Beard ex Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 44(4): 378 (1978)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga: Barberton)
27 SAF
species :
Protea rubrobracteata
Engl.; Jahrb. 30: 299 (1900)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea kingaensis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30(3-4): 297 (errore hingaensis) (1901)
species :
Protea rubropilosa
Beard; Bothalia 7: 60 (1958)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga: Wolkberg to Lydenburg)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Patentiflorae
species :
Protea rupestris
R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo.-Exped. 1911-12 1: 18 (1914)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Remarks: Sect. Patentiflorae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea bella Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 170 (1944)
species :
Protea rupicola
Mund ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 14: 236 (1856)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea dykei E.Phillips; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(1): 582 (1912)
= Scolymocephalus rupicolus (Mund ex Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea scabra
R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 91 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea tenuifolia R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 90 (1810)
= Scolymocephalus tenuifolius (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus scaber (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea scabriuscula
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 236 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Paracynaroides
species :
Protea scolopendriifolia
(Knight) Rourke; J. S. Af. r. Bot. 40(4): 296 (1974)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Paracynaroides
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum scolopendriifolium Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 43 (1809)
= Protea scolopendrina (R.Br.) St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 132 (1880)
= Protea scolopodendrium (Knight) R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 94 (1810)
= Scolymocephalus scolopendrium (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea scolymocephala
(L.) Reichard; Syst. Pl. 1: 271 (1879)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Pinifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum scolymiflorum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 48 (1809)
= Leucadendron scolymocephalum L.; Sp. Pl. 92 (1753)
= Protea angustifolia Salisb.; Prod. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 49 (1796)
= Protea scolymus Thunb.; Diss. Prot. 33 (1781)
= Scolymocephalus scolymus (Thunb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea scorzonerifolia
(Knight) Rycroft; Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 27: 192 (1961)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum scorzonerifolium Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 44 (1809)
species :
Protea simplex
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 232 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Remarks: Sect. Leiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea doddii E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 82 (1911)
= Protea flanaganii E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 232 (1910)
= Protea simplex E.Phillips ex J.M.Wood; Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. 3: 56 (1913). nomen.
= Protea transvaalensis E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 81 (1911)
species :
Protea speciosa
(L.) L.; Mant. Alt. 191, Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1183 (1771)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum magnificum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 37 (1809)
= Erodendrum obtusum (Sweet) Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 38 (1809)
= Erodendrum speciosum (L.) Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 39 (1809)
= Leucadendron speciosum L.; Mant. 1: 36 (1767)
= Protea barbata Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 236 (1791)
= Protea coccinea R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 77 (1810)
= Protea obtusa Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 346 (1826)
= Protea patersonii Bolus; S. African Gard. 19: 345 (1929)
= Protea rangiferina Schult. & Schult.f.; Mant. 3: 263 (1827)
= Protea speciosa var. angustata Meisn.
= Protea villifera Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 12: t. 1023 (1826)
= Scolymocephalus coccineus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus speciosus (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
= Scolymocephalus villifer (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea stokoei
E.Phillips; Fl. Pl. S. Afr. t. 100 (1923)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Speciosae
species :
Protea subulifolia
(Knight) Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 40(4): 299 (1974)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Hypocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Pleuranthe subulifolia Knight; Knight, Prot. 50 (1809)
= Protea abietina H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 246 (1856)
= Protea acerosa R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 10: 95 (1810)
= Protea virgata Andrews; Bot. Repos. t. 577
= Scolymocephalus acerosus (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea subvestita
N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901: 132 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: Sect. Exsertae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea lacticolor var. angustata E.Phillips
= Protea lacticolor var. orientalis (Sim) E.Phillips
= Protea orientalis Sim; For. Fl. Cape Col. 296 (1907)
species :
Protea sulphurea
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 234 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Penduline Sugarbushes
species :
Protea susannae
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 229 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Ligulatae
species :
Protea tenax
(Salisb.) R.Br.; Trans. L. SOc. 10: 88 (1810)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Western Ground Sugarbushes
Synonyms: hidden
= Erodendrum foetidum Knight; Cult. Pl. Prot. 46 (1809)
= Erodendrum tenax Salisb.; Parad. Lond. 1: t. 70 (1807)
= Protea acaulis var. cockscombensis Archibald
= Protea magnoliifolia H.Buek ex Meisn.; Prodr. (A. DC.) 14: 244 (1856)
= Protea undulata E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 233 (1910)
= Scolymocephalus tenax (Salisb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891)
species :
Protea venusta
Compton; Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 10: 4 (1944)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Exsertae
species :
Protea vogtsiae
Rourke; J. South Afr. Bot. 40(4): 293 (1974)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Western Ground Sugarbushes
species :
Protea welwitschii
Engl.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891 2: 196 (1892)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
23 RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 LES SAF
Remarks: Sect. Lasiocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucadendron welwitschii (Engl.) Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 918 (1900)
= Protea abyssinica var. adolphi-friderici Engl.
= Protea abyssinica var. brevifolia Engl.
= Protea congensis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(1): 129 (1902)
= Protea eickii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(1): 130 (1902)
= Protea goetzeana Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 298 (1901)
= Protea hirta Klotzsch ex Krauss; Flora 28: 76 (1845), non L., nom. illeg.
= Protea hirta subsp. glabrescens Beard
= Protea kirkii C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909, 328.
= Protea leucoblepharis (Hiern) Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. (Oliv. et al.) 6(1.2): 202 (1910)
= Protea melliodora Engl. & Gilg; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. (Warburg) 224 (1903)
= Protea myrsinifolia Engl. & Gilg; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. (Warburg) 223 (1903)
= Protea obtusifolia De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Brux. xl. Il. 84 (1921)
= Protea swynnertonii S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. xl. 184 (1911)
= Protea uhehensis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28(3): 380 (1900)
= Protea welwitschii subsp. adolphi-friderici (Engl.) Beard; Kirkia 3: 180 (1963)
= Protea welwitschii subsp. glabrescens (Beard) Beard; Proteas of Trop. Afr.: 44 (1992)
= Protea welwitschii subsp. goetzeana (Engl.) Beard; Proteas of Trop. Afr.: 44 (1992)
= Protea welwitschii subsp. hirta Beard
= Protea welwitschii var. melliodora (Engl. & Gilg) Beard; Proteas of Trop. Afr.: 44 (1992)
species :
Protea wentzeliana
Engl.; Jahrb. 30: 298 (1901)
Distribution: Tanzania; Angola; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZIM
Remarks: Sect. Cristatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Protea crinita Beard; Kirkia 3: 197 (1963) nom. illeg. (non Thunb. 1781)
= Protea neocrinita Beard; Kirkia 9(1): 86 (1973), nom. nov.
= Leucadendron crinitum (Beard) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 579 (1891)
species :
Protea witzenbergiana
E.Phillips; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 234 (1910)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: Sect. Pinifoliae
