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Protea rupestris
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Lusaka E, Chiawa GMA
Mar 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mpika-Serenje, Mpumba
Jun 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
Flowering tree
Mpika-Serenje, Mpumba
Jun 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
A form with bracts tipped cream
Mpika-Serenje, Mpumba
Jun 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Protea bella Hauman |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A sparsely branched tree to 8-10 m high, perhaps the tallest of the Proteas. Leaves 5.5-12 times as long as broad; 1.3-2.7(3.3) cm broad. Bracts red or pink towards the tips, occasionally cream coloured. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | Widespread in Zambia. Charcoal production a possible threat. Near threatened. |
| Derivation of specific name: | rupestris: amongst rocks |
| Habitat: | Open miombo woodland or wooded grassland on escarpment slopes, often in stony ground. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique .and Zambia |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Mc,C,Lk |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| 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 162 - 163. (Includes a picture). Beard, J.S. (1992). The Proteas of Tropical Africa Kangaroo Press Pages 38 - 40. Illustrated by Lura Ripley (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. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 105. (Includes a picture). Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 71 - 73. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 96. as Protea bella Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 85. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Pages 38 - 39. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Protea rupestrisAfrican Plant Database: Protea rupestris
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