Protea mundii
Protea mundii | |
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P. mundii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. mundii |
Binomial name | |
Protea mundii | |
Protea mundii, the forest sugarbush, is a flowering shrub native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa,[1] growing in forest margins at 200 to 1,300 m (660 to 4,270 ft) elevation. It grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft). The plant has white to ivory flowers, which are attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.[2] The specific name commemorates Johannes Ludwig Leopold Mund, a German natural history collector who was active in the Cape until 1831.
Protea mundii is cultivated as a garden plant.[3]
Also see
References
- ↑ "Protea amundii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "White Water Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ↑ University of Connecticut
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