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Protea asymmetrica
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Mt Nyangani, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Asymmetrical protea (English) |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small shrub, up to 1.5 m, named for its typically asymmetrical flower heads. |
| Notes: | The main population consists of a dense colony in coarse grassland, but smaller populations are known from Mt Nyangani and the Ringing Rock Botanical Reserve on the Wattle Co estates near Mtarazi. |
| Derivation of specific name: | asymmetrica: with asymmetric flower heads |
| Habitat: | In grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 2000 - 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Endemic to the Nyanga area of Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | S |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 23 March 2006 |
| Literature: |
Beard, J.S. (1963). The genus Protea in Tropical Africa Kirkia 3 Pages 195 - 196. (Includes a picture). Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae FZ 9(3) Page 78. |
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African Plant Database: Protea asymmetricaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Protea asymmetrica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Protea asymmetrica
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Protea asymmetrica
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Protea asymmetrica
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Protea asymmetrica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Protea asymmetrica
JSTOR Plant Science: Protea asymmetrica
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Protea asymmetrica
Tropicos: Protea asymmetrica
West African Plants database: Protea asymmetrica
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