Protea
Protea () is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos). It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderProteales
- FamilyProteaceae
Native toCape Provinces
海神花屬是山龍眼科的一個屬，大約有115個種，原產於非洲熱帶地區，包括南非、肯亞、坦尚尼亞、烏干達、辛巴威及衣索匹亞等地。屬名Protea是以希臘神話中海神普羅透斯（Proteus）的名字命名的，海神普羅透斯具有可以隨意變換外形的神力，用來形容海神花屬植物多變的外觀。也有人根據屬名Protea的發音，將屬名翻譯為普洛提亞。
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10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Genetics
- Botanical history
- Cultivation
- Classification
- Species
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Protea () is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos). It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family.
About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. Most protea species are found south of the Limpopo River. Protea madiensis grows in Afromontane enclaves across tropical Africa, from Guinea to Sudan, Mozambique, and Angola. Protea afra ranges from the Cape region to Uganda and Kenya, including in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.