Protea angolensis Welw.
var. roseola Brummitt

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Protea angolensis var. roseola

Undisturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soil
Woodland between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman

Protea angolensis var. roseola

Undisturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soil
Woodland between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman

Protea angolensis var. roseola

Undisturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soil
Woodland between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Frequency: Locally common
Status: Native
Description:
Suffretex with many simple stems up to 1 m high; leaves 10-17 x (3.8)5-9 cm, 1-2(3) times as long as broad, broadly ovate, rather constricted towards the base; flower heads 10-13 cm in diameter; bracts sericeous when young, sometimes glabrescent in parts; flowers pink; perianth claw with long whitish hairs usually on the outside
Type location:
Zambia
Notes: Red Data list status: Limited distribution, most likely LR-nt
Derivation of specific name: angolensis: of Angola;
roseola: pink to pale rose
Habitat: Miombo/Brachystegia woodland
Altitude range: 1350 - 1525 m
Flowering time:Mar - Apr
Worldwide distribution: Northern Zambia and possibly occurring in adjacent Tanzania.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N
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Endemic status:
Red data list status: Lower Risk - near threatened
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Content last updated: Tuesday 14 May 2019
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 229.

Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Page 66.

Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Page 75.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Protea angolensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Protea angolensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Protea angolensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Protea angolensis
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iNaturalist: Protea angolensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Protea angolensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Protea angolensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Protea angolensis
Plants of the World Online: Protea angolensis
Tropicos: Protea angolensis
Wikipedia: Protea angolensis


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Protea angolensis var. roseola.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=190390, retrieved 24 April 2024

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