Protea rupicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. rupicola
Binomial name
Protea rupicola
Synonyms[1]
  • Protea dykei E.Phillips

Protea rupicola, also known as the krantz sugarbush,[1][2][3] is a flowering shrub belonging to the genus Protea. It has a highly branched trunk and grows up to 2m high.[3]

In Afrikaans it is known as the kranssuikerbos.

Distribution

The plant is endemic to South Africa, where it is native to the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape. The plant is only found extremely localized near mountain tops, from in the mountain ranges of Groot Winterhoek and Klein Winterhoek through the Hottentots Holland Mountains and Langeberg in the Western Cape, to the part of the Groot Swartberg mountains which lies in the Eastern Cape.[1][3]

Ecology

It is a rare plant. It prefers sandstone, crest reefs and rock slopes, at heights of 1,300 to 2,000 m above sea level.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (26 September 2019). "Krantz Sugarbush". Red List of South African Plants. version 2020.1. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Protea rupicola (Krantz sugarbush)". Biodiversity Explorer. Iziko - Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Shaving-bush Sugarbushes - Proteas". Protea Atlas Project Website. 11 March 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2020.


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