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Protea rubropilosa Beard
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Common names: transvaal sugarbush, transvaal mountain protea, red velvet protea, escarpment protea (Eng.); transvaalbergsuikerbos (Afr.); segwapi (Sotho)
SA Tree No: 97
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Protea repens (L.) L
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Common names: sugarbush, common sugarbush, real sugarbush, honey protea (Eng.), suikerbos, stroopbos, opregtesuikerbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 94.2
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Protea obtusifolia H.Buek ex Meisn.
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Common names: Bredasdorp protea, limestone protea, limestone sugarbush (Eng.); Bredasdorpsuikerbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 94
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Protea nitida Mill.
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Common names: wagon tree ( English); waboom, blousuikerbos, bobbejaansuikerbos, brandhout. (Afrikaans)
SA Tree No: 86
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Protea neriifolia R. Br.
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Common names: oleander-leaf protea, narrow-leaf protea (Eng.), baardsuikerbos, baardsuikerkan, blousuikerkan (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 93.1
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Protea magnifica Link
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Common names: queen protea, queen sugarbush, bearded protea ( Eng. ); wolbaardsuikerbos ( Afr. )
SA Tree No: 86.1
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Protea lepidocarpodendron (L.) L.
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Common names: Black-bearded Protea, Black-bearded Sugarbush, Black Protea ( Eng. ), Swartbaardsuikerbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 90.5
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Protea laurifolia Thunb.
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Common names: laurel protea, laurel-leaf protea, grey-leaf sugarbush (Eng.); louriersuikerbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 90.2
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Protea lanceolata E.Mey. ex Meisn.
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Common names: lance-leaf protea, lance-leaf sugarbush (Eng.); smalblaarsuikerbos (Afr.); isiqalaba (Xho.)
SA Tree No: 90.1
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Protea laetans L.E.Davidson
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Common names: Blyde protea, Blyde sugarbush (Eng.); Blydesuikerbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 90.4
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