Biology:Protea stokoei
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Short description: Species of flowering shrub
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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. stokoei
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| Protea stokoei E.Phillips[2]
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Protea stokoei is a flowering shrub which belongs to the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to South Africa . It is found in the Kogelberg and Greenland mountains around Elgin.
The shrub grows upright, grows up to 3.0 metres in height, and blooms from May to October.[3][4] A fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seed is stored in a cap and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination occurs through the action of birds. The plant grows in moist, peat-like soil at altitudes of 900–1200 m.[5]
In English it is known as the pink sugarbush.[6] The tree's national number is 97.5.[3][7]
References
- ↑ Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & Raimondo, D. (2020). Protea stokoei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113221247A185574779.en
- ↑ "Protea stokoei | International Plant Names Index". https://www.ipni.org/n/706166-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National List Of Indigenous Trees" (in en-US). https://www.treetags.co.za/national-list-of-indigenous-trees/.
- ↑ "Protea stokoei | PlantZAfrica". http://pza.sanbi.org/protea-stokoei.
- ↑ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=799-136.
- ↑ "Protea stokoei (Pink sugarbush)". http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_stokoei.htm.
- ↑ "Bearded Sugarbushes". https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/sugar2.htm.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q18082060 entry
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