Protea sulphurea | |
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Protea sulphurea in South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. sulphurea
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Binomial name | |
Protea sulphurea |
Protea sulphurea, also known as the sulphur sugarbush,[3][4][5] is a flowering plant of the genus Protea in the family Proteaceae,[3][4][5] which is only known to grow in the wild in the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3][6] A vernacular name for the plant in the Afrikaans language is heuningkoeksuikerbos or Skaamblom (shy flower) .[citation needed]