Protea madiensis
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440028724bda178917101 |
| Scientific name | Protea madiensis |
| Authority | Oliv. |
| First published in | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 143 (1875) |
Description Top
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It is found in the montane grasslands of Sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia in the north, to Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia in the south. It is also found in the area from Guinea to Mali in the north, south to Sierra Leone, Benin and Cameroon.
Protea madiensis, commonly known as the tall woodland sugarbush, is a flowering shrub native to the montane grasslands of Sub-Saharan Africa. It was first described as a new species in 1875 by the Linnean Society of London and is currently accepted to have two subspecies, the nominate eastern form and the western form, subspecies occidentalis. It is one of the four most common Protea species in tropical Africa and is found in the montane grasslands of Sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia in the north, to Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia in the south, and from Guinea to Mali in the north, south to Sierra Leone, Benin and Cameroon.
Protea madiensis, commonly known as the tall woodland sugarbush, is a flowering shrub native to the montane grasslands of Sub-Saharan Africa. It was first described as a new species in 1875 by the Linnean Society of London and is currently accepted to have two subspecies, the nominate eastern form and the western form, subspecies occidentalis. It is one of the four most common Protea species in tropical Africa and is found in the montane grasslands of Sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia in the north, to Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia in the south, and from Guinea to Mali in the north, south to Sierra Leone, Benin and Cameroon.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Protea bequaertii | De Wild. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 542 (1913) |
| Protea argyrophaea | Hutch. | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 398 (1921) |
| Protea elliottii | C.H.Wright | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 328 (1909) |
| Protea elliottii var. angustifolia | Keay | Kew Bull. 8: 287 1953 |
| Protea madiensis var. elliottii | (C.H.Wright) Beard | Kirkia 3: 156 1963 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | tall woodland sugarbush |
| Persian | شکربوته جنگلی بلند |
| Hausa | harshen tunkiya |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Protea madiensis subsp. occidentalis | (Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt | Kew Bull. 42: 819 (1987) |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Protea bequaertii var. pilosa | Hauman | |
| Protea madiensis var. claessensii | De Wild. | |
| Protea madiensis var. pilosa | (Engl.) Peter | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 2: 138 1932 |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Chad
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Burkina
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Ivory Coast
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Rwanda
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000484720 |
| Tropicos | 26500916 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:705934-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2566923 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5716061 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1904728 |
| IUCN Red List | 113210729 |
| IPNI | 705934-1 |
| iNaturalist | 507322 |
| GBIF | 7287365 |
| EPPO | PRWMA |
| Wikipedia | Protea_madiensis |
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