Protea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Proteales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Proteales

Familia: Proteaceae
Subfamilia: Proteoideae
Tribus: Proteeae
Genus: Protea
Sectiones: P. sect. Craterifolia – P. sect. Crinitae – P. sect. Cristatae – P. sect. Exsertae – P. sect. Lasiocephalae – P. sect. Leiocephalae – P. sect. Ligulatae – P. sect. Melliferae – P. sect. Microgeantae – P. sect. Obvallatae – P. sect. Paludosae – P. sect. Paracynaroides – P. sect. Patentiflorae – P. sect. Pinifolia – P. sect. Protea – P. sect. Speciosae – P. sect. Subacaules

Overview of species

P. acaulos – P. acuminata – P. angolensis – P. aristata – P. aspera – P. asymmetrica – P. aurea – P. baumii – P. burchellii – P. caespitosa – P. caffra – P. canaliculata – P. compacta – P. comptonii – P. convexa – P. coronata – P. cryophila – P. curvata – P. cynaroides – P. denticulata – P. dracomontana – P. effusa – P. enervis – P. eximia – P. flavopilosa – P. foliosa – P. gaguedi – P. glabra – P. grandiceps – P. holosericea – P. inopina – P. intonsa – P. lacticolor – P. laetans – P. laevis – P. lanceolata – P. laurifolia – P. lepidocarpodendron – P. longifolia – P. lorea – P. lorifolia – P. madiensis – P. magnifica – P. montana – P. mundii – P. namaquana – P. nana – P. neriifolia – P. nitida – P. nubigena – P. obtusifolia – P. ongotium – P. parvula – P. pendula – P. petiolaris – P. piscina – P. pityphylla – P. poggei – P. pruinosa – P. pudens – P. punctata – P. recondita – P. repens – P. restionifolia – P. revoluta – P. roupelliae – P. rubropilosa – P. rupestris – P. rupicola – P. scabra – P. scabriuscula – P. scolopendriifolia – P. scolymocephala – P. scorzonerifolia – P. simplex – P. speciosa – P. stokoei – P. subulifolia – P. subvestita – P. sulphurea – P. susannae – P. tenax – P. ungustata – P. venusta – P. vogtsiae – P. welwitschii – P. wentzeliana – P. witzenbergiana

Name

Protea L., Mant. Pl. Altera 187, 194, 328. (1771), nom. et typ. cons.

Type species: P. cynaroides (L.) L.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Scolymocephalus Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 2: 581. (1891)
Heterotypic
- Chrysodendron Vaill. ex Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 230 (1856)
- Erodendrum Salisb. in Parad. Lond. 1: t. 67 (1807)
- Leucadendron L., Sp. Pl. 91. 1753, nom. rej.
  - Type species: L. lepidocarpodendron L.
- Pleuranthe Salisb. in Cult. Prot.: 49 (1809)
- Serraria Adans., Fam. 2: 284. (1763)
  - Type species: non design.

Homonyms

Protea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 94. (1753) nom. rej. vide Leucadendron R.Br. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 50. (1811) nom. et typ. cons.

References

Beard, J.S. 1992. The proteas of tropical Africa. Kangaroo Press: Kenthurst.
Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S.K. in Polhill, R.M. (ed.) 1993. Proteaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1–30. A.A. Balkema: Rotterdam.
Klaus, Kubitzki (ed) 2007. Flowering Plants. Eudicots The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (9): 364–404. ISBN 978-3-540-32219-1
Rourke, J.P. 1980. The proteas of southern Africa. Purnell: Cape Town.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Protea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Protea. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 28 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Protea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb. 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Zuckerbüsche !en=Sugarbush
suomi: Proteat
lietuvių: protėja
Nederlands: suikerbos