Protea lorifolia
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| Protea lorifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. lorifolia |
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| Protea lorifolia | |
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Protea lorifolia, in English called the strap-leaved sugarbush,[4] strap-leaved protea[4] or strap-leaf sugarbush[5][6] is a flowering shrub which belongs to the genus Protea.[6]
In Afrikaans this species is known by the vernacular name of riemblaar-suikerbos.[4]
The tree's national number is 91.[7]
Protea lorifolia was first described as Erodendrum lorifolium by Richard Anthony Salisbury in the 1809 work ostensibly authored by the gardener Joseph Knight titled On the cultivation of the plants belonging to the natural order of Proteeae.[2][8] It was moved to the genus Protea by Henry Georges Fourcade in 1932.[2]
Description
The compact, round-shaped shrub grows up to three metres in height, and blooms from April to October. The plant is monoecious with both sexes in each flower.[6]
Distribution
The plant is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[4][3] Its distribution covers a wide area, from the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains through the Swartberg, Riviersonderend and Langeberg Mountains, to the Baviaanskloofberge and Kouga Mountains. It can be seen near the towns of Makhanda and Riebeek East, and on the Boschberg mountain in Somerset East.[6]
