The following is a list of Protea species. South Africa (Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains to the Baviaanskloof Mountains.) South Africa (Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains.) Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, southern Tanzania and central Angola. South Africa (Potberg near Cape Infanta.)

Jan 26, 2024 · These flowering plants are adaptable and there are lots of flowers in the Protea family to choose from. The Proteaceae family is divided into five subfamilies which hold a total of 75 genera and at least 1,350 different species (1).

Protea (/ ˈproʊtiːə / [2]) is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos). It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family. [3] About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa.

May 7, 2023 · Growing different types of protea of various sizes and colors is a great option if you want to give your garden a vibrant and traditional look. Being around 300 million years old, this flower group is divided into 19 groups of 99 species.

Aug 26, 2024 · Protea are evergreen flowering shrubs or tall trees depending on the variety. Native to South Africa, the Protea genus with its more than 1,000 species is at home in a warm, dry climate. The goblet-shaped flowers bloom in large clusters with fluffy centers surrounded by bright and spiky bracts.

Proteales, the protea order of eudicotyledonous flowering plants, with 4 families, about 85 genera, and nearly 1,750 species. The largest family is Proteaceae, confined predominantly to the Southern Hemisphere.

The species in the Proteoideae group are native to South Africa. More than 90 percent of them are only found in what’s known as the Cape Floristic Region, in a narrow region of the south and southwestern coastal mountain ranges that is considered one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.

Oct 23, 2020 · One of our most readily recognised indigenous plants, the Protea is divided into two subfamilies: Grevilleoideae, in Oz and South America. While there are about 80 general and 1600 species worldwide, South Africa only comes in in second place in diversity, with Australia home to 800+ species, and Africa recording to date 112 species.

There are around 112 Protea species, 89 of which are restricted to southern Africa and most of which only occur within South Africa’s CFR. The genus Protea forms part of the Proteaceae family alongside Leucospermum, Leucadendron, Serruria, Mimetes and several other genera.

The Protea Family comprises a diverse group of plants which predominantly are found in the Southern Hemisphere. They are generally shrubs or trees and many have colourful clusters of flowers that make them popular garden plants.