Protea

This article is about the plant genus. For further uses see Protea (disambiguation).

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Protea or sugarbush is a genus of flowers in the family Proteaceae, consisting of tropical African shrubs.

List of species (selection)

• section protea (the king protea):
  • king protea (Protea cynaroides)
• section leiocephalae (grassveld proteas):
  • common protea (Protea caffra)
• section melliferae (sugarbushes)
  • common sugarbush (Protea repens)
• section speciosae (bearded proteas):
  • oleander-leaf protea (Protea neriifolia)

While proteas grow in a number of locations around the world, they are prominent in the fynbos region of South Africa.

External links

A large project has been underway to catalog proteas in South Africa, called the Protea Atlas Project. A number of excellent images of proteas and protea-related plants and animals is available at the site.