Protea mucronifolia
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64404c3ca0e6c735870702 |
| Scientific name | Protea mucronifolia |
| Authority | J.Lee & J.Kenn. ex Salisb. |
| First published in | Parad. Lond. 1: t. 24 (1806) |
Description Top
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Protea mucronifolia, also known as the dagger-leaf sugarbush, is a flowering shrub found only in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It grows up to 1 meter tall and blooms from October to January, with its peak season being from November to December. Despite being destroyed by fire, the plant's seeds are able to survive and are released after the fire, spreading through wind dispersal. The plant is unisexual and relies on insect pollination. It thrives in gravelly Klipheuwel soil at an elevation of 80 meters. In Afrikaans, it is called the kasteelkloofsuikerbos.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Protea odoratissima | Masson ex R.Br. | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 87 (1810) |
| Scolymocephalus mucronifolius | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 581 (1891) |
| Erodendrum mucronifolium | Knight | Cult. Prot. : 48 (1809) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | dagger-leaf sugarbush |
| English | dagger-leaved protea |
| English | kasteelskloofsuikerbos |
| Afrikaans | skalieproteas |
| Afrikaans | kasteelkloofsuikerbos |
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-0001106796 |
| Tropicos | 26500486 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:705962-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-26500486 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 1018042 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 273562 |
| IUCN Red List | 113210886 |
| IPNI | 705962-1 |
| iNaturalist | 592525 |
| GBIF | 5637114 |
| EOL | 5513012 |
| Wikipedia | Protea_mucronifolia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |