Protea mundii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. mundii
Binomial name
Protea mundii
Klotzsch

Protea mundii, the forest sugarbush, is a flowering shrub native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea mundii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113210891A185535233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113210891A185535233.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Protea mundii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ "White Water Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  4. ^ University of Connecticut
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