King Protea is a flowering plant and the most distinctive member of the genus Protea, bearing the largest flower head in the genus; it is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush. It is widely distributed in the fynbos region of the southwestern and southern Western Cape of South Africa, and it is the national flower of South Africa.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleEaten or Drunk by People 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Protea cynaroides (Wikidata)
In Ecosystem
Source King Protea (Wikipedia)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. Protea cynaroides (Wikipedia)
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Protea cynaroides, also called the king protea (from Afrikaans: koningsprotea, Xhosa: isiQwane sobukumkani, Zulu: isiQalaba ), is a flowering plant.
2. Plants For A Future: Protea cynaroides
Plants For A FutureHabitats
Moist areas in poor sandy soils at elevations of 100 - 1,000 metres ... Plants have also been found growing in rock crevices at elevations up to 1,500 metres
Edible Uses
The sweet nectar from the flowers is consumed directly
View the Source 3. GBIF Species API
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Proteales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12437Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12437
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
5. Protea cynaroides (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1930962 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Proteaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 6. King Protea (Wikipedia)
- infobox status=LC
- In Ecosystem: Fynbos, Wikipedia intro: "pecies is also known as giant protea, honeypot, or king sugar bush. It is widely distributed in the fynbos region of South Africa, that is, in the southwestern..."
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Protea
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13171Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13171
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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