Protea tenax

Species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae

Protea tenax
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. tenax
Binomial name
Protea tenax
(Salisb.) R.Br.

Protea tenax also known as the tenacious sugarbush , is a flowering plant of the family Proteaceae endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa and distributed in the Outeniqua, Tsitsikamma, Kouga and Winterhoek mountains as well as the Baviaanskloof. In Afrikaans it is known as Gehardesuikerbos.[2][3]

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See also

References

  1. ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea tenax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113221498A185553561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113221498A185553561.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Eastern Ground Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Threatened Species Programme - SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

External links

  • Media related to Protea tenax at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Protea tenax