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Aulax pallasia

Common names: needle-leaf featherbush (Eng.); dunbeentjieebos, naaldbaarkanariebos, kersbos (Afr.).

Family: Proteaceae

... in light, rocky soil with good drainage like nearly all Proteaceae plants. It can be grown from seeds or from ... the genus Leucadendron (conebushes). Aulax belongs in the Proteaceae, a family named after the Greek god Proteus, who ...

17 / 07 / 2023 | Yonela Dyakobe | 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

Brabejum stellatifolium

Common names: bitteramandel, wild almond, wilde-amandel, ghoeboontjie, ghoekoffie

Family: Proteaceae

08 / 09 / 2003 | Christien Malan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Diastella buekii

Common names: Franschhoek silkypuff

Family: Proteaceae

16 / 02 / 2009 | Ismail Ebrahim | CREW

Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata

Common names: Peninsula silkypuff

Family: Proteaceae

... habit of the plant. Diastella is one of 14 genera of the Proteaceae family. The genus Diastella is endemic to the Cape ...

01 / 05 / 2017 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG

Diastella divaricata subsp. montana

Common names: mountain silkypuff

Family: Proteaceae

... to its habitat. Diastella is one of 14 genera of the Proteaceae family. The genus Diastella is endemic to the Cape ...

22 / 05 / 2017 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG

Diastella fraterna

Common names: Palmiet silkypuff

Family: Proteaceae

... has the smallest distribution range of any genus in the Proteaceae. It consists of 7 species and is endemic to the ...

16 / 11 / 2015 | Nosiphelele Patricia Mapukata | Harold Porter NBG

Diastella parilis

Common names: Worcester silkypuff

Family: Proteaceae

... to other species. Diastella is one of 14 genera of the Proteaceae family and is a small genus of 7 species. ...

06 / 02 / 2017 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG

Diastella proteoides

Common names: Flats' Silkypuff

Family: Proteaceae

17 / 06 / 2002 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG

Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. meridiana

Common names: Hangklip silkypuff (Eng.)

Family: Proteaceae

07 / 07 / 2015 | Victoria Wilman | Kirstenbosch NBG

Faurea galpinii

Common names: forest beechwood, escarpment beechwood, bush-beech, forest-beech (Eng.); bosboekenhout, platorandboekenhout, rooiboekenhout (Afr.); sisefo (siSwati);

Family: Proteaceae

... What sets this genus apart from other African genera of Proteaceae, is that it is in essence tropical and ...

02 / 11 / 2015 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG

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

Faurea saligna

Common names: willow beechwood, African beech (Eng.); Bosveldboekenhout (Afr.); iSefu, umCalathole (Zulu); isiDwadwa, umOnyeli (Ndebele); mohlako, mongena (Northern

Family: Proteaceae

... and KwaZulu-Natal. Faurea is the only genus in the Proteaceae that is not endemic in the southwestern Cape. It ...

09 / 06 / 2008 | Giles Mbambezeli | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucadendron album

Common names: linear-leaf conebush (Eng.); aarbeisilwertolbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... A root pathogen, Phytophthora. 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 ...

17 / 11 / 2008 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG