Protea wentzeliana, also known as Wentzel's sugarbush,[3][4] is a shrub belonging to the genus Protea.[3][4]
The plant is found in the Chimanimani Mountains between Zimbabwe and Mozambique,[3][4] as well as Malawi, southern Tanzania and central Angola.[2]
The shrub grows up to 1.6 m. It blooms mainly from May to December.[4] The trunk is thin with few branches.[5]
The plant re-sprouts after a wildfire from an underground rootstock. The seeds are stored in a cap and released after they are ripe. The seeds are dispersed by means of the wind. The plant is monoecious with both sexes in each flower. Beetles are probably the creatures responsible for pollinating the flowers. The plant grows on poorly drained and wet soil in dongas and ditches in miombo woodland.[4]
Protea wentzeliana, also known as Wentzel's sugarbush, is a shrub belonging to the genus Protea.
The plant is found in the Chimanimani Mountains between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, as well as Malawi, southern Tanzania and central Angola.
The shrub grows up to 1.6 m. It blooms mainly from May to December. The trunk is thin with few branches.
The plant re-sprouts after a wildfire from an underground rootstock. The seeds are stored in a cap and released after they are ripe. The seeds are dispersed by means of the wind. The plant is monoecious with both sexes in each flower. Beetles are probably the creatures responsible for pollinating the flowers. The plant grows on poorly drained and wet soil in dongas and ditches in miombo woodland.
Protea wentzeliana es una especie de arbusto perteneciente a la familia Proteaceae. Es originaria de Sudáfrica.
Es un arbusto que alcanza un tamaño de 0,6-1,5 m (metros) de altura, con numerosos tallos delgados simples de 2 mm (milímetros), lanosos, convirtiéndose en glabras con corteza rojiza, derivada de rizoma leñoso; tiene las hojas torcidas.
Se encuentra en pastizales montanos, restos de fynbos con ericáceas, en matorral bajo; en suelos de ceniza volcánica también; a una altitud de 1200-2000 m s. n. m. (metros sobre el nivel del mar). Se encuentra en Angola y el África tropical.[1]
Protea wentzeliana fue descrito por Adolf Engler y publicado en Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 30: 298. 1901.[2][3]
Protea: nombre genérico que fue creado en 1735 por Carlos Linneo en honor al dios de la mitología griega Proteo, que podía cambiar de forma a voluntad, dado que las proteas tienen muchas formas diferentes.
wentzeliana: epíteto.
Protea wentzeliana es una especie de arbusto perteneciente a la familia Proteaceae. Es originaria de Sudáfrica.
Protea wentzeliana là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Quắn hoa. Loài này được Engl. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1901.[1]
Protea wentzeliana là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Quắn hoa. Loài này được Engl. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1901.