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Margin of disturbed miombo woodland and dambo
Margin of woodland and Luchindasi dambo
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Margin of disturbed miombo woodland and dambo
Margin of woodland and Luchindasi dambo
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Synonyms: |
Protea lemairei auct; Protea trichophylla Engl. & Gilg |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Occasional |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Stems 30-100 cm high; leaves (5)7-13 x (0.7)1-1.8(2.1) cm, (4)6-10 times as long as broad, linear-oblanceolate to linear-elliptic; flower heads 3-5 x (4)5-7 cm; middle bracts 1.5-2 x 0.7-1(1.5) cm; inner bracts 3-5 x 0.4-0.8 cm; flowers pinkish red; perianth limb 8-11(12) mm long. |
Type location: |
Angola |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | micans: gleaming, as if with a slight metallic lustre trichophylla: with hairy leaves |
Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland in northern Zambia and on Kalahari sand in extreme western Zambia. |
Altitude range: | 1200 - 1800 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola through Zambia and south east DRC to south west Tanzania. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Tuesday 14 May 2019 |
Literature: |
Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 82 - 83. |
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