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Diastella proteoides

Common names: Flats' Silkypuff

Family: Proteaceae

17 / 06 / 2002 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea repens

Common names: sugarbush, common sugarbush, real sugarbush, honey protea (Eng.), suikerbos, stroopbos, opregtesuikerbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

03 / 06 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG

Mimetes chrysanthus

Common names: golden pagoda, golden mimetes, gouestompie

Family: Proteaceae

29 / 04 / 2002 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aulax umbellata

Common names: Broad-leaf Featherbush (Eng.), Veerkanariebos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... soil once the plant has settled and is growing. Like all Proteaceae, it needs full sun and free air circulation. ... Aulax umbellata is part of an ancient plant family, the Proteaceae, which had already divided into two subfamilies, ... change his shape at will. Other well-known genera of the Proteaceae are Leucospermum with brightly coloured ...

03 / 12 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucadendron laxum

Common names: Bredasdorp conebush (Eng.); vleirosie (Afr.).

Family: Proteaceae

... damp situation or needs to be watered regularly. Like all Proteaceae, it needs full sun and good air circulation. ... laxum is part of an ancient plant family, the Proteaceae, which had already divided into two subfamilies, ... the genus Leucadendron . Other well-known genera of the Proteaceae are Leucospermum with brightly coloured pincushion ...

01 / 10 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea neriifolia

Common names: oleander-leaf protea, narrow-leaf protea (Eng.), baardsuikerbos, baardsuikerkan, blousuikerkan (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... Proteas of Southern Africa by J.P. Rourke. South Africa's Proteaceae by Marie Vogts. Sasol Proteas, a field guide to ... neriifolia is part of an ancient plant family, the Proteaceae, which had already divided into two subfamilies ... subspecies and varieties. Other well-known genera of the Proteaceae are: Leucospermum , known as pincushions because ...

30 / 07 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea cynaroides

Common names: King Protea, Giant Protea (Eng.), Reuse Protea, Koningprotea, Grootsuikerroos, Grootsuikerkan, Bergsuikerkan (Afr.), isiQwane esincinci (isiZhosa)

Family: Proteaceae

... has one of the widest distribution ranges of all the Proteaceae and occurs from the Cedarberg in the northwest to ... cynaroides is part of an ancient plant family, the Proteaceae, which had already divided into two subfamilies ... subspecies and varieties. Other well-known genera of the Proteaceae are the Leucospermum with the brightly ...

09 / 07 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea caffra

Common names: sugar bush (English); gewone suikerbos (Afrikaans); isiQalaba (Zulu, Xhosa)

Family: Proteaceae

05 / 02 / 2001 | Alice Aubrey | Walter Sisulu NBG

Leucadendron salignum

Common names: common sunshine conebush (Eng.); geelbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... Africa, New Zealand, Australia and other countries growing Proteaceae. At Kirstenbosch only a few of the hybrids are ... salignum is the most widespread species of the family Proteaceae, occurring in a large part of South Africa. ...

11 / 12 / 2000 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG