Biology:Protea enervis
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Protea enervis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. enervis
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| Binomial name | |
| Protea enervis Wild, 1956[2]
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Protea enervis, also known as the Chimanimani sugarbush,[3] is a flowering shrub. It is native to the Chimanimani Mountains straddling Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and grows at altitudes of 1,680 to 2,000 metres.[4][5]
The inflorescence is reddish-pink in colour.[6]
Horticulture
It offers a reddish-pink flower head. It requires full sun to partial shade, and prefers a dry mesic climate. It performs best in moderately (5.6-6.0) or slightly acidic (6.1-6.5) soil.[6]
References
- ↑ Darbyshire, I.; Timberlake, J.; Dhanda, S.; Osborne, J.; Hadj-Hammou, J. (2017). "Protea enervis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T66153870A66153875. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T66153870A66153875.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/66153870/66153875. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Protea enervis". The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. https://www.ipni.org/n/705777-1.
- ↑ "Protea enervis (Chimanimani sugarbush)". Iziko - Museums of South Africa. http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_enervis.htm.
- ↑ "Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Protea enervis". https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120770.
- ↑ "Flora of Mozambique: Species information: individual images: Protea enervis". https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/image-display.php?species_id=120770&image_id=2.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Plant database entry for Protea enervis with 7 data details.". https://garden.org/plants/view/677964/Protea-enervis/.
Wikidata ☰ Q18079703 entry
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