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Faurea rochetiana

Common names: broad-leaved boekenhout (Eng.); breëblaarboekenhout (Afr.) ; Mogwapi (North Sotho); siSefo (siSwati); N'wamidzumba (Tsonga); Mutango (tshiVenda)

Family: Proteaceae

... natural area with these trees. Most members of the family Proteaceae are noted for their production of nectar, which ... as soon as is practical. We believe that, like many Proteaceae, seeds of this species would respond well to smoke or smoke essence. Many Proteaceae are naturally quite short-lived, and in addition ...

07 / 01 / 2008 | Hugh Glen | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Serruria florida

Common names: blushing bride, pride of Franschhoek (Eng.); skaamblom, trots van Franschhoek (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... position. A root pathogen, Phytophthora, is detrimental to Proteaceae. Symptoms include the plant looking wilted and ... soil with a contact fungicide and refrain from replanting Proteaceae in that area. Good general plant hygiene and ...

12 / 11 / 2007 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea compacta

Common names: Bot River protea, Bot River sugarbush, Compacta ( Eng. ); duinesuikerbos, suikerkan, Botrivier-protea (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... phenomenon is an adaptation by certain genera within Proteaceae of the Cape Floral Kingdom to deal with the need ... is the largest, widespread and most known genus in the Proteaceae family. The name was given in 1735 by Linnaeus and ... Jussieu, later used the same name to form the family name Proteaceae. The species name compacta refers to the ...

10 / 09 / 2007 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucospermum reflexum

Common names: var. reflexum : rocket pincushion, sky-rocket pincushion (Eng. ); perdekop (Afr.). var. luteum : yellow rocket pincushion (Eng.); geel perdekop (Afr

Family: Proteaceae

30 / 07 / 2007 | Jane Forrester | Harold Porter NBG

Leucadendron xanthoconus

Common names: sickle-leaf conebush ( Eng. ); blinkblaartolbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... A root pathogen, Phytophtera, is detrimental to the Proteaceae. Symptoms include the plant looking wilted and dry ... soil with a contact fungicide and refrain from replanting Proteaceae in that area. Good general plant hygiene and ... back to healthy green leaves, never to a bare stem. The Proteaceae is one of the most prominent flowering plant ...

16 / 07 / 2007 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea nitida

Common names: wagon tree ( English); waboom, blousuikerbos, bobbejaansuikerbos, brandhout. (Afrikaans)

Family: Proteaceae

... are dispersed by wind. Flowers are pollinated by birds. Proteaceae sport proteoid roots which serve to enlarge the ... A root pathogen, Phytophthora, is detrimental to Proteaceae. Symptoms include the plant looking wilted and ... with a contact fungicide and refraining from replanting Proteaceae in that area. Good general plant hygiene and ...

18 / 06 / 2007 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucospermum muirii

Common names: Albertinia pincushion ( Eng. ); bloukoolhout (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... plantings. A root pathogen, Phytophtera, is detrimental to Proteaceae. Symptoms include the plant looking wilted and dry ... soil with a contact fungicide and refrain from replanting Proteaceae in that area. Good, general plant hygiene and ... the potential of younger plants to remain healthy. Proteaceae is one of the most prominent flowering plant ...

06 / 11 / 2006 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea scolymocephala

Common names: thistle protea, thistle sugarbush, small green protea, scoly ( Eng. ); kleingroenroos, witskollie (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... was soon a popular glasshouse subject in Europe. The Proteaceae is an ancient family. Its ancestors grew in ...

21 / 08 / 2006 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucadendron tinctum

Common names: spicy conebush ( Eng. ); toffie-appel (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... plantings. A root pathogen, Phytophtera, is detrimental to Proteaceae. Symptoms include the plant looking wilted and dry ... soil with a contact fungicide and refrain from replanting Proteaceae in that area. Good general plant hygiene and ... the potential of younger plants to remain healthy. Proteaceae is one of the most prominent flowering plant ...

17 / 07 / 2006 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea lepidocarpodendron

Common names: Black-bearded Protea, Black-bearded Sugarbush, Black Protea ( Eng. ), Swartbaardsuikerbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... lepis a scale, karpos a fruit and dendron a tree. The Proteaceae is an ancient family. Its ancestors grew in ...

10 / 07 / 2006 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. oribinum

Common names: Oribi spear-leaved conebush ( Eng. ); Oribigeelbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

05 / 06 / 2006 | Wendy Foden | TSP

Mimetes hirtus

Common names: marsh pagoda, red and yellow bottlebrush, tall pagoda, hairy mimetes, pineapple bush ( Eng. ); kreupelboom, vleistompie, rooistompie, pynappelstompie

Family: Proteaceae

13 / 03 / 2006 | Von Witt C | CREW