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
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