Protea lepidocarpodendron
| Protea lepidocarpodendron | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Proteoideae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. lepidocarpodendron |
| Binomial name | |
| Protea lepidocarpodendron L. | |
Protea lepidocarpodendron, the black bearded sugarbush, is a bearded Protea that is placed in the section Speciosae. It grows between one and 2 m tall, with narrowly oblong leaves. Flowerheads are oblong with a purple-black beard and black hairs below the beard. It typically grows in sandstone, fericrete and granite soils in the Western Cape from Cape Town to Kleinmond. It is near-threatened.[1]
References
- ↑ T Rabelo: Sasol Proteas; A Field Guide to the Proteas of South Africa: Fernwood Press 1995 / 2nd ed 2001 ISBN 1-874950-40-7
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