Biology:Protea mundii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae

Protea mundii
Protea mundii flower.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. mundii
Binomial name
Protea mundii
Klotzsch

Protea mundii, the forest sugarbush, is a flowering shrub native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa ,[2] growing in forest margins at 200 to 1,300 m (660 to 4,270 ft) elevation. It grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft). The plant has white to ivory flowers, which are attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.[3] The specific name commemorates Johannes Ludwig Leopold Mund, a German natural history collector who was active in the Cape until 1831.

Protea mundii is cultivated as a garden plant.[4]

References

  1. Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea mundii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113210891A185535233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113210891A185535233.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/113210891/185535233. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Protea mundii | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?29812 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2020-02-02 }}
  3. "White Water Sugarbushes". http://www.proteaatlas.org.za/sugar3.htm. 
  4. University of Connecticut

Wikidata ☰ Q7251209 entry