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Protea welwitschii
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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| Synonyms: |
Leucadendron leucolepharis Hiern Leucadendron welwitschii (Engl.) Hiern Protea abyssinica Willd. var. adolphi-friderici Engl. Protea abyssinica Willd. var. brevifolia Engl. Protea congensis Engl. Protea eickii Engl. Protea goetzeana Engl. Protea hirta Klotzsch Protea leucoblepharis (Hiern) Baker Protea melliodora Engl. & Gilg Protea myrsinifolia Engl. & Gilg Protea obtusifolia De Wild. Protea swynnertonii S. Moore Protea uhehensis Engl. Scolymocephalus hirtus Kuntze |
| Common names: | Cluster-head protea (English) Honey-scented protea (English) Mubonda (Shona) Musitsuru (Shona) Rusty velvet protea (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large multi-stemmed shrub. It is easily distinguished from other species by its leaves, which are densely covered in short velvety hairs, although older leaves may be nearly glabrous. Flowerheads terminal, often produced in groups of 2 to 4. Bracts pale yellowish to brown, flowers creamy-white, turning rusty brown with age, very hairy. |
| Notes: | Current opinion does not recognize subdivisions, preferring to regard the various forms as belonging to a single polymorphic species. The tree tolerates soils with levels of copper and nickel toxic to most woody species. |
| Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: Named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland, wooded grassland and on rocky hillsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beard, J.S. (1963). The genus Protea in Tropical Africa Kirkia 3 Pages 175 - 182. (Includes a picture). Beard, J.S. (1992). The Proteas of Tropical Africa Kangaroo Press Pages 44 - 48. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 230. as Protea welwitschii welwitschii Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 106. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 45. As Protea welwitschii welwitschii Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 75 - 77. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 178 - 179. Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 356 - 358. as Protea melliodora (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 5. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 235. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 69. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 39, plate 60 Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 156. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98. |
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