Protea tenax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. tenax
Binomial name
Protea tenax
(Salisb.) R.Br.

Protea tenax also known as the tenacious sugarbush , is a flowering plant of the family Proteaceae endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa and distributed in the Outeniqua, Tsitsikamma, Kouga and Winterhoek mountains as well as the Baviaanskloof. In Afrikaans it is known as Gehardesuikerbos.[2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea tenax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113221498A185553561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113221498A185553561.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Ground Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Threatened Species Programme - SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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