Protea namaquana explained

Protea namaquana, also known as the Kamiesberg sugarbush,^{[1] [2] [3]} is a flowering plant which belongs to the genus Protea.^{[1] [2]} The plant is endemic to the southwestern Cape Region of South Africa,^{[1] [4]} in particular the Kamiesberg mountains of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape province.^{[1] [3]} The species has a worldwide distribution of only 18 km². It is regarded as critically endangered.^[1] In the Afrikaans language it has the vernacular name is Kamiesbergsuikerbos.

Gallery

File:Protea namaquana mr fab iNat37427456a.jpg|Protea namaquana habitusFile:Protea namaquana mr fab iNat37427456b.jpg|Protea namaquana flowerFile:Protea namaquana mr fab iNat37427456c.jpg|Protea namaquana flowerFile:Protea namaquana mr fab iNat37427456d.jpg|Protea namaquana habitat

See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes
• List of Protea species

References

• http://pza.sanbi.org/protea-namaquana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rebelo . A.G. . Mtshali . H. . von Staden . L. . Kamiesberg Sugarbush . Red List of South African Plants . version 2020.1 . 1 September 2006 . . 9 September 2020.
2. Web site: Protea namaquana (Kamiesberg sugarbush) . Biodiversity Explorer . Iziko - Museums of South Africa . 9 September 2020.
3. Web site: Penduline Sugarbushes - Proteas . 11 March 1998 . Protea Atlas Project Website . 9 September 2020.
4. Web site: Protea namaquana Rourke . 2017 . . . 9 September 2020.