Protea mundii
Species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Protea mundii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. mundii |
Binomial name | |
Protea mundii Klotzsch | |
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Protea mundii is cultivated as a garden plant.[4]