Biology:Protea lacticolor

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae

Protea lacticolor
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. lacticolor
Binomial name
Protea lacticolor
Salisb.

Protea lacticolor or the Hottentot sugarbush, Hottentot white sugarbush or Hottentot's Holland sugarbush,[2] [3] is a flowering shrub of the Protea genus. It is also known as the Hottentotwitsukkerbos. The plant is endemic to South Africa and is found from the Slanghoek to the Hottentots Holland Mountains and also the Groenlandberg.

The shrub is large, erect and grows up to 6 m high and blooms mainly from March to April. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a cap and released after they are ripe and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination occurs through the action of birds. The plant grows on the banks of streams or wet Sederberg shale at altitudes of 600 - 1,500 m. The plant's national tree number is 90.[4][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18079912 entry