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Protea welwitschii
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Kanyere River S valley slope
Mar 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kanyere River S valley slope
Mar 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Leaves hairy
Kanyere River S valley slope
Mar 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kanyere River S valley slope
Mar 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
The suffrutex form in dambo grassland
Serenje
Jan 2000
Photo: Mike Bingham
Stems erect, unbranched
Serenje
Jan 2000
Photo: Mike Bingham
The less common form with pink bracts.
Solwezi, Meheba Dambo
Mrt 2013
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Leucadendron leucolepharis Hiern Leucadendron welwitschii (Engl.) Hiern Protea abyssinica Willd. var. adolphi-friderici Engl. Protea abyssinica Willd. var. brevifolia Engl. Protea congensis Engl. Protea eickii Engl. Protea goetzeana Engl. Protea hirta Klotzsch Protea leucoblepharis (Hiern) Baker Protea melliodora Engl. & Gilg Protea myrsinifolia Engl. & Gilg Protea obtusifolia De Wild. Protea swynnertonii S. Moore Protea uhehensis Engl. Scolymocephalus hirtus Kuntze |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A small tree or shrub, 1-3(5) m tall, or a suffrutex with unbranched annual or short-lived stems to c. 1 m tall in dambo grassland. Young stems brown tomentose. Leaves hairy, 2-5(6) times as long as broad, usually rounded at base. Flowerheads mostly terminal and solitary, sometimes in clusters of 2 to 4. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | Current opinion does not recognize subdivisions, preferring to regard the various forms as belonging to a single polymorphic species. The tree tolerates soils with levels of copper and nickel toxic to most woody species. Flowering time: Feb-Mar (peak) |
| Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: Named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, rocky escarpment slopes, dambo grassland |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Lp,N,Mc,C,Lk,W |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 28 November 2016 |
| Literature: |
Beard, J.S. (1963). The genus Protea in Tropical Africa Kirkia 3 Pages 175 - 182. (Includes a picture). Beard, J.S. (1992). The Proteas of Tropical Africa Kangaroo Press Pages 44 - 48. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 230. as Protea welwitschii welwitschii Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 106. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 45. As Protea welwitschii welwitschii Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 75 - 77. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 178 - 179. Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 356 - 358. as Protea melliodora (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 5. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 235. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 69. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 39, plate 60 Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 156. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98. |
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