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Protea caffra
gazensis
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Circular Drive to Mt Nyangani
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Chinziwa, Vumba
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Chinziwa, Vumba
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Protea gazensis Beard |
| Common names: | Manica protea (English) Mubonda (Shona) Musitsuru (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. The leaves are bluish-green, hairless, narrowly oblong or elliptic. Young leaves are bright red. Flower heads up to 15 cm in diameter; outer bracts usually brownish, inner bracts pink to red. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | caffra : from Kaffraria, a historic name for South Africa; gazensis: of Gaza, historic name for the eastern part of Southern Africa, now a province in Mozambique. |
| Habitat: | In wooded grassland on hillsides and in valleys. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2100 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | This subspecies is confined to the border mountains of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, including Mt Gorongosa. Subsp. caffra occurs in southern Mozambique and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 12 October 2005 |
| Literature: |
Beard, J.S. (1963). The genus Protea in Tropical Africa Kirkia 3 Pages 182 - 183. as Protea gazensis (Includes a picture). Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae FZ 9(3) Pages 68 - 69. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 38, plate 59 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Protea caffraBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Protea caffra
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Protea caffra
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Protea caffra
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Protea caffra
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Protea caffra
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Protea caffra
JSTOR Plant Science: Protea caffra
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Protea caffra
Tropicos: Protea caffra
West African Plants database: Protea caffra
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