Protea aurea (Burm.F.) Rourke

Shuttlecock sugarbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Protea

Characteristics

Shrub or tree to 5 m. Leaves oblong-ovate. Flower heads obconic (shuttlecock-like), 90-120 mm long, involucral bracts pink to creamy green, silky, style 85-105 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Images

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Distribution

Protea aurea world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Protea aurea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:705635-1
WFO ID wfo-0001106728
COL ID 4N2M4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Leucadendron aureum Erodendrum bombycinum Scolymocephalus longiflorus Protea aurea Protea longiflora Protea ochroleuca Protea aurea subsp. aurea Protea longiflora var. ovalis

Lower taxons

Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis