Protea cordata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. cordata
Binomial name
Protea cordata

Protea cordata (heart-leaf sugarbush; hartblaarsuikerbos (Afr.)) is a plant species native to Southern Africa that grows on woody soils or in the soil.

The red, bald-sheared trunk is unbranched and reaches a length of 500 mm. Brown, lance-shaped, scaly leaves appear at the base of the stem, and some stalkless, heart-shaped leaves zigzag along the tip, while others gradually shrink.[2]

Small mammals and insects have been found to contribute to the reproduction and distribution of the Protea cordata, as it has been determined to be a self-incompatible species.[3]

Brown dry paper bracts form a cup – shape that surrounds a cream – colored flower with red tip, with an orange-brown flower at the base of the flower. A new trunk grows from the woody subsoil, while the old one dies after one or two years and is finally blown away. Each reversed fruit contains a single seed and is covered by a thick layer of green, brown or orange-brown leaves, covered with a thin, white, upturned, yellow, green or yellowish orange fruit.

References

  1. ↑ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea cordata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113209109A157955661. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113209109A157955661.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Protea cordata | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Floral biology and breeding systems of geoflorous Protea species (Proteaceae)". Retrieved 2021-03-26.


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