Protea effusa
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64404c3b24103022488111 |
| Scientific name | Protea effusa |
| Authority | E.Mey. ex Meisn. |
| First published in | Prodr. 14: 240 (1856) |
Description Top
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Protea effusa, also known as the scarlet sugarbush, is a flowering plant native to the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was first described by Carl Meissner in 1856 and is named after the German explorer Johann Franz Drège who collected the first specimens. The plant is known for its glaucous leaves, bowl-shaped flower heads, and variability in appearance, with some forms growing as a ground-hugging shrub and others as an erect shrub. It is found in mountainous regions at altitudes of 1,200 to 1,800 metres and is pollinated by rodents. Cultivation of this species can be challenging and it is considered a near threatened species due to habitat loss and climate change. However, it is protected in several nature reserves in South Africa.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Scolymocephalus effusus | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891) |
| Protea marlothii | E.Phillips | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 233 (1910) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | scarlet sugarbush |
| Afrikaans | blosrooisuikerbos |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
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Southern Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001106760 |
| Tropicos | 26500444 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:705770-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-26500444 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 916657 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 273529 |
| IUCN Red List | 113209649 |
| IPNI | 705770-1 |
| iNaturalist | 571063 |
| GBIF | 5637849 |
| USDA GRIN | 410906 |
| Wikipedia | Protea_effusa |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |