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Proteaceae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Banksieae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Embothrieae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Roupaleae

Subfamily Proteoideae
Tribe Leucadendreae

Subfamily Proteoideae
Tribe Proteeae

W/C = Wild Collected
Protea venusta Compton

  • Common Name: Creeping Beauty
  • Family: Proteaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa, Western Cape, Swartberg Reserve
  • Habitat: Cool, rocky, southern slopes and summits, 1700-2000m

Restrictions:

  • Distribution Agreement (CBD or similar) - Plants do not leave Greenhouse/TLS w/o Manager approval!
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200800188
  • Source:
  • Provenance: South Africa, Western Cape, Swartberg Reserve. Population is on south face of Oliewenberg, approximately 7 km east of Die Top of Swartberg Pass. S 33.34692; E 22.09973. Collected 21-Mar-08 by Jane Carlson, Ann Marie Gawel.
  • Accession Date: 10-15-2008
  • Bench: 2112 - MED:Fynbos D
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-04-2013
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Proteales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • SubFamily: Proteoideae
  • Tribe: Proteeae
  • SubTribe:
References:

  1. Protea Atlas Project
  2. Evolutionary radiations in South African Proteaceae
  3. Photo Credits: Jane Carlson - Post-Doctoral Researcher - Holsinger Lab

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