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Frequency: | Widespread |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Small straggling tree to 10 m tall. Leaves petiolate or subpetiolate, 1-3(4) cm broad. Key to subspecies petiolaris: Limb of perianth (10)12-14(15) mm long; heads c. 5 cm long; claw densely hairy inside lower half. |
Type location: |
Angola |
Notes: | Widespread, mostly on soils of no agricultural potential. Least concern. |
Derivation of specific name: | |
Habitat: | Woodland on Kalahari Sand |
Altitude range: | 1000 - 1670 m |
Flowering time: | Mar - Jul |
Worldwide distribution: | Zambia and Malawi; elsewhere Angola, D.R. Congo |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,C,W |
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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 187 - 189. (Includes a picture). Beard, J.S. (1992). The Proteas of Tropical Africa Kangaroo Press Pages 76 - 77. Illustrated by Lura Ripley (Includes a picture). Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 70 - 71. |
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